ATLANTA, GA — Seventeen-term Georgia Congressman John Lewis, often referred to as 'a living saint,' died Friday night following a valiant battle with pancreatic cancer. Lewis was a member of the 'Big Six' leaders of the 1960s civil rights movement and spent his life fighting for racial integration. Widely regarded on Capitol Hill as the … Continued

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