John Lewis

Oscar-winner Morgan Freeman lent his heavenly voice to read the final words of his friend and civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis on Thursday night’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell.” Lewis’ essay, titled, “Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation,” was published by The New York Times to run the day of his...

Former President Barack Obama and a host of dignitaries pay tribute to the late Congressman and civil rights hero John Lewis.

Rep. John Lewis will be mourned, revered and celebrated at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church – a sacred place imbued with civil rights history – on Thursday.

Former President Barack Obama eulogized Rep. John Lewis Thursday, remembering the work the civil rights icon completed and warning that there is much more work to be done.

Former President Bill Clinton speaks at the funeral of Rep. John Lewis.

Tybre Faw, a 12-year-old boy who Rep. John Lewis befriended two years ago, read the late congressman’s favorite poem at his memorial.

John Lewis spent his whole life fighting for civil rights — and he wanted to make sure the cause lived on after his death.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi discusses Rep, John Lewis and his passion for truth.

Former President George W. Bush paid tribute to civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis in a speech at his funeral.

John Lewis is lying in repose at the Georgia Capitol in the Atlanta district he represented for more than three decades in Congress

Mourners have braved coronavirus fears and brutal heat to pay their respects to the late Rep. John Lewis outside the U.S. Capitol

Washington, D.C., will say its final goodbyes this week to Rep. John Lewis, the civil rights icon who was known as the “conscience of Congress” and served there for more than 30 years.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., spoke at a ceremony on Capitol Hill on Monday honoring the late civil rights leader and congressman John Lewis. D-GA. Lawmakers in the audience later gave Lewis a standing ovation when a recording of the late congressman was played.

In life, Michael Starr Hopkins only had an opportunity to meet civil rights legend John Lewis in passing. He’d been to events that Lewis had attended. He even shook his hand once or twice and exchanged a few words. But following his death, Hopkins efforts may go a long way to create yet another legacy for the ‘Boy from...

The late U.S. Rep. John Lewis has crossed Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge for the final time as remembrances continue for the civil rights icon.

The late Rep. John Lewis will be remembered with services that begin this weekend in his home state of Alabama, before lying in state at the U.S. Capitol and his funeral next week in Georgia

Rep. John Lewis will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda next week, the top congressional leaders of both parties announced Thursday.

Robert E. Lee High School in Virginia is getting a name change after the school board voted to rename the school after the late congressman John Lewis.

Virginia’s largest school system is removing the name of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from one of its high schools in favor of the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis.

Civil rights icon John Lewis died last week after a battle with pancreatic cancer. The New York Times remembers his fight for equality.