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As John Lewis's hometown paper, the @ajc covered his career extensively. Here is a #thread of articles published thus far as we mourn his passing.
More is to come. All of it is available here on our #JohnLewis page.
https://www.ajc.com/john-lewis/
More is to come. All of it is available here on our #JohnLewis page.
https://www.ajc.com/john-lewis/
Our official news obituary, written by @TamarHallerman https://www.ajc.com/news/john-lewis-civil-rights-hero-georgia-congressman-dies-at-80/OPPO3SWLXBDGTFPSU3ICE6LOBQ/
John Lewis through the years, a photo essay. https://www.ajc.com/news/local/photos-john-lewis-through-the-years/WoUDnS8u8r9PgAgC6mleIN/
You may have heard that Martin Luther King Jr. gave John Lewis the nickname "the Boy from Troy." But I teamed up with @erniesuggs to write more about his roots in Alabama, including chatting with his siblings. https://www.ajc.com/news/john-lewis-the-boy-from-troy/FPQXUXXHMZEUVCX3HORKOHCYHM/?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot
John Lewis’s fight for racial equality made him an icon in the 1960s, but the Atlanta Democratic congressman also stood at the forefront of another civil rights movement decades later: the fight for LGBTQ rights. By @TamarHallerman https://www.ajc.com/news/john-lewis-saw-in-gay-rights-a-movement-like-civil-rights/D6H4JK5MAJHHNB3VGTNWKRWIGU/
Let's not forget that John Lewis was resolute about another thing: he believed President Donald Trump was an illegitimate leader and refused to share space with him. Also written by @TamarHallerman https://www.ajc.com/news/obituaries/lewis-vs-trump-antagonist-until-the-end/LGGXDWNMM5BHNHAKDZZCJOA6PM/
. @erniesuggs wrote about John Lewis's tenure in the Atlanta City Council and some of his biggest fights during that time. https://www.ajc.com/news/years-in-atlanta-city-hall-tested-lewis-mettle/ETDBOVA6R5GFDJVXETK7LYP3QU/
It wasn’t uncommon for Congressman John Lewis’ staff to find apologies in his mail from people who wanted to atone for their racist past. More from @TamarHallerman https://www.ajc.com/news/lewis-found-himself-a-confessor-to-those-repenting-of-racism/IJJUE52NP5D7VG4SI3BKYIL3SM/
An article and map of Atlanta landmarks with John Lewis's imprint, including the mural in Sweet Auburn and & the SNCC office. By @petecorson https://www.ajc.com/news/lewis-found-himself-a-confessor-to-those-repenting-of-racism/IJJUE52NP5D7VG4SI3BKYIL3SM/
Pictures of John Lewis in video form. By @ryonhorne & @TysonAlanHorne https://www.ajc.com/john-lewis/john-lewis-a-civil-rights-hero-dies-at-80-1940-2020/83b8016e-eb6f-4d54-99bc-4a060cb6875e/
A round up of John Lewis's most famous quotes & most viral moments. https://www.ajc.com/news/local/times-john-lewis-broke-the-internet/n6imajWTLKF1jWgEFkn7fL/
I'm honored to have covered John Lewis's final walk on the Edmund Pettus Bridge for the annual Bloody Sunday re-enactment. This was in March. https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/selma-notebook-john-lewis-will-meet-marchers-pettus-bridge/tmzPAYJN3q6aiK9V1xvQCI/
Most of the articles and content in this thread are newly published since news of John Lewis's passing last night or were updated. And there is even more, which the @ajc will continue to share as we honor the life & legacy of John Lewis. https://www.ajc.com/john-lewis/
Sorry, ya'll. I can't stop. I watched this one in real time & knew this moment between Rep. Johnny Lewis and retiring Republican Sen. Isakson would go viral. Article & touching video: https://www.ajc.com/blog/politics/two-icons-from-georgia-embrace-during-moving-tribute-sen-isakson/sccQcqymX3M1J47x4ANkMP/
Let's not forget the time John Lewis helped lead a sit-in on the House floor over gun control. Now that I'm covering Congress, I understand more the weight of breaking decorum rules like using social media & taking photographs on the floor that day. https://www.ajc.com/blog/politics/updated-john-lewis-leading-gun-control-sit-house-floor/4SP84HOg54s6iDtVJz5YVK/
As acknowledgements pour in for U.S. Rep. John Lewis, who died Friday night, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced official government tributes. https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-news/pelosi-bottoms-order-flags-to-fly-at-half-staff-in-honor-of-john-lewis/7C5DVYK32VBPLLGOXV4J6JLTMQ/
Article updated with Trump's order for flags on federal property to be flown. But unlike the others, his expires at he end of the day. https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-news/pelosi-bottoms-order-flags-to-fly-at-half-staff-in-honor-of-john-lewis/7C5DVYK32VBPLLGOXV4J6JLTMQ/
