The loss of an icon: Congressman John Lewis dead at 80
John Robert Lewis, the longtime congressman who loved “Good Trouble” in the fight for civil rights died Friday after a six-month battle with cancer. He was 80.
Fight for his life: Rep. John Lewis battling stage 4 cancer
Civil rights icon, Democratic Rep. John Lewis, announced Sunday that he is battling stage 4 pancreatic cancer. “So I have decided to do what I know to do and do what I have always done: I am going to fight it and keep fighting for the Beloved Community. We still have many bridges to cross,” Lewis said.
