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"John Lewis, Towering Figure of Civil Rights Era, Dies at 80:

Images of his beating at Selma shocked the nation and led to swift passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. He was later called the conscience of the Congress."

-The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/17/us/john-lewis-dead.html

Featured Audio: John Lewis - March on Washington speech.