Civil rights icon and Georgia congressman John Lewis died late on Friday at the age of 80. When confirming his passing, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called him "one of the great heroes of American history." Lewis was the youngest and last survivor of the Big Six civil rights activists, led by the Rev.
Martin Luther King Jr. He was best known for leading 600 protesters in the Bloody Sunday march in Selma in 1965. As news of his death spread online on Saturday morning, many top names from politics and entertainment posted tribute messages and recollections from meeting Lewis over the years or conducting interviews with the late icon.
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