John Lewis, civil rights icon and US congressman, dies aged 80
Al Jazeera, 18 Jul 2020
US Congressman and Civil Rights Movement icon John Lewis has died at the age of 80.
He was a protege of Martin Luther King Jr and a key figure in the fight for Black voting rights.
Al Jazeera's Heidi Zhou-Castro looks back at the life of John Lewis.
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He was a protege of Martin Luther King Jr and a key figure in the fight for Black voting rights.
Al Jazeera's Heidi Zhou-Castro looks back at the life of John Lewis.
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