"Thank you. "Generations from now, when parents teach their children what is meant by courage, the story of John Lewis will come to mind,” Obama said. "Please enable JavaScript for a better experience.Here's a look at the life of US Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), a civil rights leader.Lewis then participated in the Freedom Rides in 1961, protesting segregation at interstate bus terminals by sitting in seats reserved for white customers. Facebook. "John Lewis guided us toward a more righteous world. Ted Cruz, US Senator for Texas, has posted a tribute to John Lewis on Twitter. "Martin Luther King III, the oldest son of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr, tweeted tonight on the passing of John Lewis:At 25, Lewis marched with King from Selma to Montgomery, and was on the Edmund Pettus Bridge on Bloody Sunday, where he was beaten by police and knocked unconscious.By his own count, Lewis was arrested more than 40 times during his days of civil rights activis.Fifty years later, at an event to commemorate the incident, he spoke before President Barack Obama on the bridge, just feet away from where he was nearly killed. The entire trip to Johannesburg, John regaled us w/ stories of being alongside Dr. “An American who knew that change could not wait for some other person or some other time; whose life is a lesson in the fierce urgency of now.”The family of John Lewis has issued a statement on his passing:"Tonight, the world grieves for the great John Lewis. In my 1st yr in the Senate, I had the privilege of traveling w/ John & much of the Congressional Black Caucus to Nelson Mandela’s funeral. His life's work shaped our history and his legacy inspires us to continue the march for racial equity and justice. Mourners gather in Atlanta for the funeral of civil rights activist Rep. John Lewis. Tweets by @SenTedCruz. King. He marched in Selma, he marched on Washington—he marched for us all. Ted Cruz wurde 1970 in Calgary in der kanadischen Provinz Alberta als Sohn eines Exilkubaners und einer US-Bürgerin geboren. "Tonight, the world grieves for the great John Lewis.
[1] Cruz Eltern hatten in Kanada ein kleines Unternehmen gegründet, das sich auf reflexionsseismische Messungen für die Erkundung von Erdöllagerstätten spezialisi… HOUSTON, Texas - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement on the passing of Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.): ... Twitter. "He began organizing sit-ins at segregated lunch counters in the Nashville area in college while studying at Fisk University.Asked what it was like to receive such an award from the first African American president, Lewis said he felt blessed. Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, Rep. Lloyd Doggett and former President George W. Bush have all issued statements following Rep. Lewis's death.
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