Martin Luther King III looks back at the legacy of John Lewis
"Our nation is at a great loss," King III said of Lewis' death.
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"Our nation is at a great loss," King III said of Lewis' death.
President Trump tweeted condolences for.Congressman John Lewis and ordered flags to be lowered at half-staff at official buildings after the civil rights legend died on Friday. Meanwhile, the president had harsh words for his niece Mary, whose tell-all book about the President has already sold almost a million copies. CBS News correspondent Nikole Killion joins Lana Zak from the White House with the latest.
The legendary civil rights leader and longtime Georgia Democratic Representative John Lewis has died at age 80. CBS News chief Congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes joined CBSN to pay tribute to the man known as the "conscience of Congress."
Congressman John Lewis, a civil rights icon who served in Congress for decades, died Friday at 80.
"I think he taught us how you should go about creating change when you have differences," said Rep. Karen Bass. "And I think that's part of his legacy."
Chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus Rep. Karen Bass joins "CBS This Morning: Saturday" to remember the life of her colleague, longtime Rep. John Lewis, who died Friday night. Lewis' passing marks the end of an era, and was the last of the big six leaders who planned the historic March on Washington.
Longtime Democratic congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis calls recent protests "very moving," and believes President Trump is the worst President for civil rights since the 1960s. Zak Cheney-Rice, a staff writer for New York Magazine's Intelligencer, recently interviewed Rep. Lewis and joined "Red and Blue" to discuss what he thinks about America's future.
Congressman John Lewis, a prominent civil rights leader icon, decried Floyd's death at the hands of a white police officer and said the horrific video moved him to tears.
Representative John Lewis of Georgia addressed the crowd at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in remembrance of the 55th anniversary of the bloody conflict that shaped the Civil Rights Movement decades ago. CBS News contributor Antjuan Seawright joins CBSN with more.
The Congressman and civil rights icon endorsed Biden on Tuesday.
Both men are 79 years old and revealed they were diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer last year.
The 79-year-old Democratic congressman said he has "never faced a fight quite like the one I have now."
During his decades-long tenure in Congress, John Conyers was champion of liberal causes and an outspoken critic of military entanglements abroad
The Georgia congressman danced to the Pharrell Williams song "Happy" at an event for gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams
Civil rights leader and Democratic Rep. John Lewis spoke at Indianapolis' "Landmark for Peace Memorial" Wednesday morning
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Two African-American Democrats in Congress canceled their appearance over his attendance
Rep. Bennie Thompson also won't attend
The Georgia congressman and civil rights leader speaks to his younger self about the "mission to help redeem the soul of America"
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Thus far, over 60 Democratic members of Congress are saying they won't be in town when Mr. Trump is sworn in on Friday
More than 40 lawmakers won't attend the swearing in of Donald Trump as the 45th president