Factbox: Activists and politicians mourn John Lewis' death

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Politicians and activists voiced an outpouring of grief and appreciation for U.S. Representative John Lewis, who died on Friday of pancreatic cancer at age 80.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi holds hands with Rep. John Lewis as they sing along with House Democrats after their sit-in over gun-control law on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 23, 2016. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas“He loved this country so much that he risked his life and his blood so that it might live up to its promise.

Stacey Abrams, a Democratic activist and founder of Fair Fight, a voting rights group in Lewis’ home state of Georgia “Our conscience, he was a griot of this modern age, one who saw its hatred but fought ever towards the light,” said “And never once did he begrudge sharing its beauty. I loved him & will miss him.

 

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Biggest scammer in Congress. Fact-check; he did NOTHING for civil rights, but his bank account did very very well.

May He Rest in Perfect Peace ✌️

Give it UP, old saying...is it because me BLACK!!!

good man

I think his list of mourners is a lot longer than that. RIPJohnLewis RestInPower

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Factbox: Activists and politicians mourn John Lewis' deathPoliticians and activists voiced an outpouring of grief and appreciation for U.S. Representative John Lewis, who died on Friday of pancreatic cancer at age 80. The country moves on. Lewis completely flipped & supported the anti US sovereignty globalist agenda; MLK reinforced the founding principles of America’s constitution and revered the founding fathers. The mobs Lewis supports today HATE America’s founding fathers & thats why they rip down their statues
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