John Lewis: Barack Obama and Oprah Winfrey lead tributes to civil rights hero

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Winfrey releases footage of recent interview in which congressman says: ‘I tried to do what was right, fair and just’

Barack Obama and Oprah Winfrey have led tributes from across US society to the civil rights leader and Georgia congressman John Lewis, who died on Friday evening at the age of 80.

 

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R.I.P.

Really?

ONORE A JOHN LEWIS...GIGANTE CHE SE NE VA...

Seuls les hommes qui aiment la Justice, ont des pensées claires, sont ceux qui peuvent rechercher l'égalité entre les humains.

Why do I feel like all the heroes have just left town?

JohnLewisRIP civil rights pioneer. Also, Hancock promises all data to local public health experts. *Swearing*

Plan for the foreseeable future: CauseGoodTrouble Be like Rep. John Lewis. Be a force for the good of all Americans. Stick it to the two-faced GOP & RegisterToVote! VoteForOurLives

Birds of a feather. All three prominent pedophiles.

Didn't Oprah mock a child for not having a expensive phone

Lol

The contrast of honorable people seeking equality and justice against those who advocate measures of suppression and who divide in order to conquer has never been more evident than it is at this particular moment in America.

When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have to speak up. You have to say something; you have to do something. John Lewis

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