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On 55th Anniversary of Voting Rights Act, Advocates Call on Congress to Fully Restore Law to Honor John Lewis's Fight for Justice

'Must-Watch' Obama Eulogy for John Lewis Includes Powerful Call for Americans to Rise Up for Voting Rights

Eoin Higgins, staff writer

"That seemed to me to be the most explicitly political Obama has been in his post-presidency."

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"No, I Won't Be Going": Trump Says He Will Not Pay Respects to John Lewis Lying in State

Jake Johnson, staff writer

Trump said in January 2017 that Lewis, one of the original Freedom Riders, was...

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Casket of Rep. John Lewis Carried Across Edmund Pettus Bridge 55 Years After Selma's Bloody Sunday

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

A horse-drawn carriage carrying the body Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) crosses the Edmund Pettus Bridge on July 26, 2020 in Selma, Alabama. (Photo: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

"An incredibly moving and fitting tribute for John Lewis, a man who carried the...

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Rep. Ilhan Omar

'Groundbreaking': Rep. Ilhan Omar Praised for New Resolution Affirming Right to Engage in Boycotts

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Common Cause

Voting Rights Act Turns 55 and Must be Restored in Honor of John Lewis

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Jack Payden-Travers

Respecting the Dignity of Every Human Being: Reflections on John Lewis

Miles Mogulescu

Follow John Lewis: Don't Let Trump Provoke Violence

Michael Winship

It's Easy to Laugh at Louie Gohmert. But...

John Lewis

Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation

Jesse Jackson

John Lewis, a Founding Father of American Democracy

Manar Waheed, Kate Ruane

With the Right to Boycott Under Attack, Some Members of Congress Are Pushing Back

Juan Cole

Is the Green New Deal our Civil Rights Movement? John Lewis Joins

Meghan Tinsley

Civil Rights and Voter Suppression in the US

Bill Moyers

John Lewis Is a True American Profile in Courage