Newswire: John Lewis, an American hero and moral leader, dies at 80

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Newswire: John Lewis, an American hero and moral leader, dies at 80

By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Correspondent Born in 1940, in Troy, Alabama (Pike County), John Lewis, the son of a sharecropper, helped to lead America out of an era of racism. Through his activism and bravery, Lewis carried the moral authority that few other leaders in U.S. history could claim.On July 17th he died […]

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