Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., waves after being presented with the Liberty Medal for his dedication to civil rights during a ceremony at the National Constitution Center, Monday, Sept. 19, 2016, in ...

WASHINGTON -- Civil rights legend and Georgia congressman Rep. John Lewis announced Sunday he has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Doctors informed Lewis, 79, will have to undergo ...

Congressman John Lewis, a civil rights icon and the last of the Big Six civil rights activists led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., died Friday at age 80. He is being remembered by congressional ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The 4th annual Rep. John Lewis Way March will take place downtown to honor the life and legacy of the civil rights icon and others who fought for justice alongside him. The ...

Hundreds of community members gathered at Lincoln Square Mall in Urbana on Thursday to honor the legacy of the late civil rights leader and U.S. Representative John Lewis — and to continue his call to ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Local civil rights groups held a rally Thursday at the Hawaii State Public Library in honor of the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis and his motto of making “good trouble” to ...

ATLANTA -- Instead of calling Rep. John Lewis a hero, the better way to honor the civil rights leader's legacy is by guaranteeing equal representation to every American, former President Barack Obama ...

Other Facts: Lewis' skull was fractured in 1965 during an attempted voting rights march from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama. By his own count, he was arrested more than 40 times during his days ...