John Lewis accomplishments as U.S. Representative, Donald Trump on John Lewis death and Rest in Power tributes to di congressman, civil rights movement icon
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John Lewis, wey die on Friday at age 80, na di youngest and last survivor of di Big Six civil rights activists wey organize di 1963 March on Washington. Na him bin speak shortly before di Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., give im "I Have a Dream" speech.
Pipo pay great attention and obey John Lewis for much of im life inside di civil rights movement hustle for America.
John Lewis major life and times between 1940-2020
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- Born in rural Alabama during di dark days of Jim Crow segregation, Rep. John Lewis rise from poverty to become a leader of di civil rights movement.
February 21, 1940: Born di son of Black sharecroppers near Troy, Alabama.
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- Between September and December 1959: Wit im long interest in civil rights and inspire by di work of di Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Lewis participate for a series of workshops on nonviolent confrontation while im dey attend college in Nashville, Tennessee.
He also participate for di sit-ins, mass meetings and the landmark "Freedom Rides" of 1961 wey bin test racial segregation in di South.
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- January 1963: Serving as chairman of di Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, Lewis arrive Selma, Alabama, to help register Black pipo to vote.
Eight months later and just days afta helping Martin Luther King Jr. organize di March wey happun for Washington, Lewis chop arrest for di first of more than 40 times, for civil rights activities in Selma.
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- March 7, 1965: On di day wey evri now know as Bloody Sunday, John Lewis and a line of nonviolent estimated 600 voting rights marchers bin chop beating and tear-gass by Alabama state troopers inside Selma.
He spends two days in a hospital. Na dat goment action of violence help speed up di passage of the federal Voting Rights Act.
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- March 21-25, 1965: Lewis join thousands of odas during di Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights march.
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1971: Lewis take over as executive director of di Voter Education Project, a program of di Southern Regional Council.
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- April 5, 1977: Lewis, make im first attepmt to contest for Congress inside metro Atlanta, e lose to one popular white politician inside runoff.
Later dat year e collect appointment from President Jimmy Carter to direct ACTION, wey be federal volunteer agency.
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- Oct. 6, 1981: Lewis win im first political office wit im election as a member of di Atlanta City Council, wia im serve until 1986.
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- Nov. 4, 1986: Dem elect Lewis to Congress representing Georgia 5th District, wey include much of Atlanta.
E win re-election 16 times, most recently without opposition for 2018. Only once na im he receive less than 70% of di vote.
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- 2001: Lewis receives di John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for Lifetime Achievement, one of many oda honors wey im bag.
Im also collect Presidential Medal of Freedom, di nation's highest civilian honor, presented by President Barack Obama in 2011.
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- April 27, 2009: Lewis and four odas chop arrest in Washington during one demonstration for di embassy of Sudan.
Dem bin dey protest di expulsion of aid workers inside one humanitarian crisis.
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- March 8, 2015: Lewis join Obama, former President George W. Bush and thousands of odas for Selma during di commemoration of di 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday.
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- June 22, 2016: Lewis lead one Democratic sit-in on di House floor to protest di way goment neva take action on gun control measures.
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- Dec. 29, 2019: Lewis announce say im don catch advanced pancreatic cancer.
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- July 17, 2020: Lewis die at di age of 80.
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Sources: Lewis' congressional biography, U.S. District Court records, The Associated Press files.
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Tributes to John Lewis
From across di world pipo dey pay respect over di death of di rights icon and `American hero'
From Harvard University to former US President Barack Obama na accolades upon accolades dey pour in as respect for John Lewis.
Di flag of USA go fly at half-staff as a mark of respect for di memory and longstanding public service of Representative John Lewis.
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