Tag Archives: Civil rights

President Trump tweeted only once on Saturday, posting a simple message that praised the late Rep. John Lewis as a “civil rights hero.” Lewis, who had represented Georgia for decades in the House, died Friday in Atlanta at the age of 80. I had advanced pancreatic cancer. “Saddened to hear …

John Lewis, a pioneer of the civil rights movement and a veteran member of the United States House of Representatives, died Friday. Lewis, a member of Congress from Atlanta who announced in December that he had advanced pancreatic cancer, was 80 years old. “He loved this country so much that …