Ambassador Miller on Passing of Civil Rights Leader & Congressman John Lewis (1940-2020)

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Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., poses for a photograph under a quote of his that is displayed in the Civil Rights Room in the Nashville Public Library Friday, Nov. 18, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn. Lewis will be honored this weekend in Nashville, where the civil rights leader once organized sit-ins at the city'

“Rest in peace, John Lewis. Civil rights icon. Giant of Congress. Patron saint of “good trouble.” A personal hero and role model. A gentleman and gentle man who bent the arc with courage and principle and grace. The best of America”

By U.S. Embassy Dhaka | 18 July, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Speeches

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