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Matthew Contreras picks up torch passed by John Lewis

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Los Angeles County Democratic Party honoree Matthew Contreras (Screen grab from JFK Awards 7-25-2020) After civil rights icon Rep.

John Lewis died July 17, woke people around the globe sang the praises of the humble leader born to sharecroppers in rural Troy, Alabama who, at 23, became the youngest speaker at the famous 1963 March on Washington and went on to become the “conscience” of the US Congress.

Lewis’ spirit infused the virtual Los Angeles County Democratic Party’s JFK Awards show eight days later, with California Democratic Party icon Roz Wyman, who won a seat on the LA City Council at 22, praising another civil rights hero and LACDP honoree Dolores Huerta as “my John Lewis of California.” Wyman announced the recipients of this

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