DeSales University: Remembering John Lewis, a Civil Rights Leader
July 24, 2020
July 24, 2020
CENTER VALLEY, Pennsylvania, July 24 -- DeSales University issued the following statement:
John Lewis, Civil Rights icon and longtime member of the House of Representatives, passed away last Friday at the age of 80 years old. His participation in the Civil Rights Movement began with the Nashville Student Movement before expanding at age 21 to the Freedom Rides; Lewis was one of the 13 original Freedom Riders who sought to integrate public transportation in 1961.
He was . . .
John Lewis, Civil Rights icon and longtime member of the House of Representatives, passed away last Friday at the age of 80 years old. His participation in the Civil Rights Movement began with the Nashville Student Movement before expanding at age 21 to the Freedom Rides; Lewis was one of the 13 original Freedom Riders who sought to integrate public transportation in 1961.
He was . . .