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The Civil rights leader John Robert Lewis passes away at the age of 80

#JohnRobertLewis is a politician and #civilrights leader. He is the U.S. Representative for Georgia's 5th congressional district, serving since 1987, and is the dean of the Georgia congressional delegation. His district includes three-quarters of Atlanta. Lewis, who as chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee ( #SNCC ) was one of the "Big Six" leaders of groups who organized the 1963 March on Washington, played many key roles in the Civil Rights Movement and its actions to end legalized racial segregation in the United States. A member of the Democratic Party, Lewis is a member of the Democratic leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives and has served as a Chief Deputy Whip since 1991 and Senior Chief Deputy Whip since 2003. Lewis has been awarded many honorary degrees and is the recipient of numerous awards from eminent national and international institutions, including the highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. - via wikipedia.org #RestinPower #BlackConsciousness #BlackNationalism #BlackFamily #WorldHistory #BlackHistory #AfricanHistory #1000Network #AmericanHistoryX #SlimBabyGFX #TheWaytoSuccessisThroughOurOwnEfforts #BlackHistorySeries #BlackHistoryArt #teachtheyouththetruth blackhistoryseries.tumblr.com (at United States of America) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCyl_yOAqn0/?igshid=1gn6fdfzs3zt4

#paris #rip #johnlewis #johnrobertlewis #congressman #civilrights #martinlutherking #newyork #militant #selma #hero #legend #blacklivesmatter Rest in Peace and Glory 🙏🏾🕊✊🏾 (à Paris, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCx1p7pIvj9/?igshid=jzk8r0f926uh

This nation lost a great man... Rest in Power #JohnRobertLewis (at Representative John Lewis) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCxcL0MB5ikon1o0YrQt6gtT5xz7V8-S_BUvrQ0/?igshid=5jjufdo5syd1

#BlackHistoryMonthProfile (Day21) )(3 of 4): John Robert Lewis (born February 21, 1940) is an American politician and civil rights leader. He is the U.S. Representative for Georgia's 5th congressional district,serving since 1987, and is the dean of the Georgia congressional delegation. The district includes the northern three-quarters of Atlanta. Lewis was one of the "Big Six" leaders in the American Civil Rights Movement and chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), playing a key role in the struggle to end legalized racial discrimination and segregation. A member of the Democratic Party,Lewis is a member of the Democratic leadership of the House ofF Representatives and has served in the Whip organization since shortly after his first election to the U.S. Congress. He is Senior Chief Deputy Whip, leading an organization of chief deputy whips and serves as the primary assistant to the Democratic Whip. He has held this position since 1991. Happy 80th Birthday #JohnRobertLewis https://www.instagram.com/p/B81SX4SJN9CIQNEPmCGVndcFAPNm98zSuusK7s0/?igshid=12a4hj7pdf2ys

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