Congressman John Lewis passes away at 80

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July 18, 2020

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Civil rights icon and congressman, John Lewis, died tonight at the age of 80. Over the past week, Lewis’ health went into severe decline as he had been battling Stage IV pancreatic cancer.

Sad breaking news tonight, @repjohnlewis has died. #GoodTrouble #JohnLewis #RIPJohnLewis #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/6ws9YKYNzV
— The Ball Out News (@TheBallOutNews) July 18, 2020

Here is the trailer for his documentary that came out recently, “Good Trouble.”:

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