American Public Health Association Mourns Death of Rep. Lewis, Civil Rights and Public Health Champion
July 20, 2020
July 20, 2020
SAN DIEGO, California, July 20 -- The American Public Health Association issued the following statement by Executive Director George C. Benjamin on the death of Rep. John Lewis, D-Georgia:
We are grief-stricken by the passing of U.S. Representative John Lewis, a fierce and eloquent champion of the civil rights movement. His stirring and booming voice was silenced on Friday after a six-month battle with cancer.
A two-time recipient of APHA's Distinguished Legislator Awar . . .
We are grief-stricken by the passing of U.S. Representative John Lewis, a fierce and eloquent champion of the civil rights movement. His stirring and booming voice was silenced on Friday after a six-month battle with cancer.
A two-time recipient of APHA's Distinguished Legislator Awar . . .