Tag: John Lewis
Birmingham’s Newest Mural Honors Civil Rights Icon, John Lewis
By Pat Byington
bhamnow.org
Four months later, Lee Pantazis’s secret is out.
Last August, Pantazis, Gus’s Hot Dogs owner, let me in on a secret. He told me that once...
2020 Was a Year of Loss. Here Are Those We Love...
Compiled by Sydney Melson
The Birmingham Times
In any year, the deaths of great musicians, Hall of Fame athletes, elected officials, Civil Rights leaders, and others...
John Lewis Mourned as ‘Founding Father’ of Better America
By Jeff Martin
Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) — Hailed as a “founding father” of a fairer, better United States, John Lewis was eulogized Thursday by three...
Word on The Street
Compiled by Erica Wright
We asked Birmingham-area residents, what is the legacy left by the departed Congressman John Lewis and Rev. CT Vivian?
Jazmine Payne: “...
A ‘Hero’s Farewell’ as Civil Rights Icon John Lewis is honored...
MSN News
WASHINGTON – As he prepared for the invocation for Lewis’ service, Grainger Browning Jr. wanted to highlight Rep. John Lewis’ humble beginnings and his...
Rep. John Lewis and Rev. C.T. Vivian remembered during Birmingham Vigil
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Good Trouble. That is what several city officials and local leaders remembered about Congressman John Lewis and Rev. C.T. Vivian...
Body of Civil Rights Icon John Lewis crosses Selma Bridge
By Kim Chandler
Associated Press
SELMA, Ala. (AP) — The late U.S. Rep. John Lewis crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, for the final...
House holds moment of silence for John Lewis
By JulieGrace Brufke
The Hill
The House held a moment of silence on Monday for Rep. John Lewis, the civil rights legend who served for more than...
John Lewis remembered by Birmingham-Area Leaders as an Icon, Hero
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin, Alabama Senator Doug Jones and U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama were among the hundreds of leaders...
John Lewis, Lion of Civil Rights and Congress, dies at 80
By Calvin Woodward and Desiree Seals
Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) — John Lewis, a lion of the civil rights movement whose bloody beating by Alabama state...