USA : John Lewis Died (Civil Rights Icon) age 80

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/18/john-lewis-us-civil-rights-hero-and-democratic-congressman-dies-at-80

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-53454169


[John Lewis: Civil rights icon and congressman dies aged 80

Lewis was one of the "Big Six" civil rights leaders, which included Martin Luther King Jr, and helped organise the historic 1963 March on Washington.

As a congressman he was a Georgia Democrat, and represented an area which covered most of its capital Atlanta.]

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[Nick.]

Rip Marco Rubio's 2024 chances

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[Nick.]

Here's the deleted tweet where he posted a photo with Elijah Cummings

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EdPALOcWAAMYNxJ?format=jpg&name=small

[GiRTh]

Just heard about this. There was documentary on him just the other day and he was interviewed on CNN. I HUGE loss. All of the big six civil rights pioneers are no longer with us.

[UserSince2005]

Damn they close so many store and now they lose their big boss.
Lets hope they have a good advert this christmas to turn the tides.

[Ammi]

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[GiRTh]

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[Ammi]

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...’he always got back up and never quit...surrounded and assaulted by hate, he rejected violence and embraced love...’....incredible capacity for love and forgiveness...:love:..

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[GiRTh]

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[Ammi]

...’a man of pure joy, of unbreakable perseverance...’...how much we’ve missed presidential words and presidential speeches in the Trump years...I don’t have time to watch it all atm, Girth...I’ll try to watch it a bit later if I can...

[Ammi]

...it was a very fine eulogy, Girth...thank you for posting...:love:...worthy words for a great man...’the progress is fragile...’...his words for George Floyd, BLM and the demonstrations were very powerful and show ‘..the working progress’ that is still felt and still true...

[GiRTh]

It was great to see a real Statesman speak in complete sentences.