a few seconds agoJohn Lewis dies, civil rights icon
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)John Lewis, one of the icons of the civil rights movement and the old member of the House of Representatives in the United States, John Lewis, has died Friday at the age of 80. He had announced in December that he was suffering from advanced cancer in the pancreas. He loved this country so much that he risked it [...]
He loved this country so much that he risked his life and his blood to do as he promised. Over the decades, not only did he prove himself to be the cause of freedom and justice, but he inspired generations who tried to follow his example”, the former American president, Barack Obama, said through a statement.
His work was highly appreciated by former President Bill Clinton and former State Secretary Hillary Clinton. We lost a giant. John Lewis gave everything he had to return America's unfulfilled promise of equality and justice for all and to create a place for us to build a more perfect union together”, the statement said.
House of Representatives Chairman Nancy Pelosi said Lewis was a titan of the civil rights movement, the grace, the confidence and bravery of which transformed the American nation, writes “Reuters”, the newspaper Express broadcast.
Republican Chairman of the Senate, Mitch McConnell, said Lewis had a place among the giants of American history even before becoming a member of Congress.
