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USNS John Lewis christening among national tributes 1 year after congressman’s death

The people carrying on the legacy of John Lewis
Atlanta and nation hold events to honor Congressman John Lewis
Hundreds join bike ride in honor of Rep. John Lewis on anniversary of passing
PHOTOS: Events across U.S. pay homage to John Lewis
07/26/2020 - Selma, Alabama - The body of Rep. John Lewis is taken by horse drawn caisson across the Edmund Pettus Bridge during a farewell ceremonial crossing in Selma, Sunday, July 26, 2020. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)
John Lewis’ final Pettus crossing offers ‘poetic justice'
Former President Barack Obama, addresses the service during the funeral for the late Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Thursday, July 30, 2020.
READ: Barack Obama’s eulogy of Rep. John Lewis
In 2018, two-year-old Pheonix Lewis and her mother Saidah Lewis, bumped into John Lewis at Atlantic Station. Naturally, they took a photo with the congressman. To mark his passing, Pheonix Lewis visited his mural and left flowers - and the photo.
John Lewis: Man of the people
Rodney Crowell, right, performs in the Ryman Auditorium during a celebration of life marking the one-year anniversary of U.S. Rep. John Lewis's death Saturday, July 17, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
John Lewis tributes outside of Atlanta
John Lewis final march across Edmund Pettus Bridge
Watch: John Lewis' final crossing over Edmund Pettus Bridge
July 25, 2020 Troy - The casket of Congressman Lewis is brought out by joint honor guards after a service celebrating "The Boy from Troy" at Trojan Arena in Troy University on Saturday, July 25, 2020. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
Alabama: Hometown and family bid farewell
After two days of memorial services in Alabama, U.S. Rep. John Lewis is now in Washington for a final visit to the U.S. Capitol.
Washington honors ‘the conscience of the Congress’ in Capitol ceremony
7/29/20 - 7/29/20 - Atlanta, GA - A ceremony is held in the Capitol Rotunda where Rep. John Lewis will lie in state. On the fifth day of the “Celebration of Life” for Rep. John Lewis, Lewis’s body and and family members returned to Georgia for ceremonies at the State Capitol where he will also lie in state until his funeral on Thursday. Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.shin@ajc.com
Atlanta: Georgia celebrates John Lewis at the State Capitol
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Tributes from Keisha Lance Bottoms, Brian Kemp, Calvin Smyre
Rev. James M. Lawson, Jr pays tribute to Rep. John Lewis
Memorable quotes, key moments from Atlanta funeral
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Last Words: An essay Lewis wrote shortly before his death
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Ship sponsor Alfre Woodard Spencer speaks at a christening ceremony for the the USNS John Lewis Saturday July 17, 2021, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)
USNS John Lewis christening among national tributes 1 year after congressman’s death
Rodney Crowell, right, performs in the Ryman Auditorium during a celebration of life marking the one-year anniversary of U.S. Rep. John Lewis's death Saturday, July 17, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
John Lewis tributes outside of Atlanta
People light their candles during the Good Trouble Vigil in Vine City on Saturday evening, July 17, 2021. Saturday was the one-year anniversary of the death of Congressman John Lewis. “Good trouble” was Lewis’ signature phrase, and, since his death, it has become shorthand for his approach that included nonviolent protest, activism and left-leaning politics. (Photo: Ben Gray for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Atlanta and nation hold events to honor Congressman John Lewis on anniversary of his...
Michael Collins, left, was the chief of staff to U.S. Rep. John Lewis. He's now serving as a special assistant to Vice President Kamala Harris. “I never imagined what the congressman’s passing would mean to me,” Collins said recently. “It came in waves of processing his passing. He was a boss. He was a father figure. He was a mentor. He was a confidant. And I lost all of that at once.” (Curtis Compton/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
The people carrying on the legacy of John Lewis
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus embraces U.S. Rep. John Lewis in 2017 as they unveil a rendering of a ship to be named after the Georgia congressman. (Courtesy: Office of John Lewis)
Christening of John Lewis naval ship will mark one year after his death
A man takes a photo of the new John Lewis statue at Rodney Cook, Sr. Park in Vine City in Atlanta, GA., on Wednesday, June 7, 2021. (Photo/ Jenn Finch for the Atlanta Journal Constitution)
John Lewis statue rises in Vine City’s new park
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New book marks the places, watershed moments of the U.S. Civil Rights movement
In this March 2013 file photo, U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., points to where he and others were beaten 48 years ago when they tried to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge during a civil rights march in Selma, Ala. At rear is Vice President Joe Biden. At left is U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Ala.; Jesse Jackson is second from left. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
In honor of Selma’s ‘Bloody Sunday,’ Biden announces new voting rights initiatives
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A group of men hoist U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Atlanta, on their shoulders so he can speak to the crowd of marchers at the Edmund Pettus Bridge during Selma's re-enactment of Bloody Sunday on Sunday, March 1, 2020, in Selma. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com
The Jolt: Democrats still look to John Lewis as their moral center
John Lewis statue proposal advances in Georgia House
Artists sought for John Lewis tribute at old Confederate monument site
The spot where a Confederate obelisk once stood on the grounds of the DeKalb County courthouse in Decatur. DeKalb Superior Court Judge Clarence Seeliger declared the monument that was erected in 1908 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, to be a public nuisance that should be removed. JOHN AMIS FOR THE AJC
Task force backs John Lewis tribute at Decatur Confederate monument site
Rep. Calvin Smyre (hand on statue) played a role in getting a statue of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. placed on the grounds of the State Capitol. The statue was unveiled this summer on the anniversary of King’s famed “I Have a Dream” speech. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM
Young Georgians forge new fronts, carry MLK’s civic legacy into 2021
7/29/20 - Atlanta, GA - John-Miles Lewis, the son of Rep. John Lewis, holds onto a Georgia State flag he was given after a ceremony in the state capitol rotunda. On the fifth day of the “Celebration of Life” for Rep. John Lewis, Lewis’s body and and family members returned to Georgia for ceremonies at the State Capitol where he will also lie in state until his funeral on Thursday. Alyssa Pointer / alyssa.pointer@ajc.com
John Lewis’s son endorses Kwanza Hall in 5th District special election
William Harbour participated in the Nashville student movement for civil rights and the 1961 Freedom Rides to open up public transportation for Blacks. He was beaten and imprisoned for that. Bita Honarvar bhonarvar@ajc.com
William Harbour, freedom rider and civil rights activist
7/30/20 - Atlanta, GA - Victoria Evans, 9, writing a message in the poster of John Lewis outside Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
DeKalb, Decatur leaders launch task force to honor John Lewis
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Atlanta’s civil rights center gets its moment in the sun at Dems’ convention
08/10/2020 - College Park, Georgia - Gov. Brian Kemp (left) speaks with U.S. Surgeon General Vice Admiral Jerome M. Adams before the start of a press conference at a drive-thru COVID-19 testing clinic located in a Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport paid parking facility in College Park, Monday, August 10, 2020. Both GOv. Kemp and Vice Admiral Adams encouraged Georgians to where a mask to combat the spread of COVID-19. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)
The Jolt: His own veto may have pushed Brian Kemp to abandon lawsuit against Atlanta
Departing president and Morehouse alum Robert Franklin presented the 128th commencement address.
Opinion: A former Morehouse president campaigns as a John Lewis disciple
Mark Spatt (left) and DeMark Liggins started an initiative called My54.org, which encourages people to walk, ride or run the distance between Selma and Montgomery for a cause that’s important to them. (Contributed photo)
A mile (or 54) in their shoes: Walk to honor John Lewis, C.T. Vivian
06/26/2020 - Atlanta, Georgia - Gov. Brian Kemp greets Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan, right, before speaking to members of the Georgia Senate in the Senate Chambers on Sine Die, day 40, of the legislative session in Atlanta, Friday, June 26, 2020. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)
The Jolt: Geoff Duncan parts ways with the governor over special session
The King generation: Civil rights leaders who were advisors and associates of MLK Jr. roughly 1955-1968
The King Generation is nearly gone; who is stepping up?
Vice President Joe Biden, second from left, talks with Sen. Sam Nunn, left, developer Tom Cousins and executive director of the East Lake Foundation, Carol Naughton at the East Lake Early Leaning Academy Tuesday March 4, 2014.
The Jolt: That day when Sam Nunn didn’t meet Joe Biden
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Lewis’ death renews attention on Voting Rights Act, signed 55 years ago
Mail-in paper ballots wait to be scanned by Fulton County employees at the Georgia World Congress Center during the Georgia primary on June 9. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)
The Jolt: Cobb County to pass on mailing out ballot applications for November vote
The Great American Outdoor Act signed Aug. 4, 2020, will help fund repairs at national parks including Kennesaw Mountain Battlefield National Park. CONTRIBUTED(Courtesy of National Park Service)
Great American Outdoors Act signed into law
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Trump: ‘I don’t know’ how history will remember John Lewis
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Who is Xernona Clayton? Much more than a matchmaker.
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John Lewis’ funeral: Remarks by Rev. James Lawson
<p> FILE - In this Jan. 23, 2019 file photo, Gov. Brian Kemp addresses the 2019 Season Joint Budget hearings in Atlanta. In letters dated Wednesday, March 6, 2019, a U.S. House committee is seeking a trove of information from Georgia’s governor and secretary of state as it investigates reports of voter registration problems and other issues reported during the state’s 2018 elections. (Bob Andres/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP) </p> <p> FILE - In this pool image from video, Stacey Abrams delivers the Democratic party's response to President Donald Trump's State of the Union address, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019 from Atlanta. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp served as the state’s chief election officer while he ran for governor in 2018. Abrams has alleged he mismanaged the election which she narrowly lost, an allegation which Kemp denies. (Pool video image via AP) </p> <p> FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2019 file photo, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger answers questions after the Georgia House passed a bill to buy a new election system that includes a paper ballot. But opponents to the bill, including many Democrats, say it would still leave Georgia's elections vulnerable to hacking and tampering. In letters dated Wednesday, March 6, 2019, a U.S. House committee is seeking a trove of information from Georgia’s governor and secretary of state as it investigates reports of voter registration problems and other issues reported during the state’s 2018 elections. (Bob Andres/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP) </p> <p> FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019 file photo, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, D- Md., the chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, presides over the last hour of testimony by Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. In letters dated Wednesday, March 6, 2019 and signed by Reps. Cummings and Jamie Raskin, both from Maryland, a U.S. House committee is seeking a trove of information from Georgia’s governor and secretary of state as it investigates reports of voter registration problems and other issues reported during the state’s 2018 elections (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) </p>
The Jolt: Georgia’s unquiet secretary of state
7/30/20 - Atlanta, GA - Former President Barack Obama, addresses the service. On the sixth day of the “Celebration of Life” for Rep. John Lewis, his funeral is held at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, with burial to follow. Alyssa Pointer / alyssa.pointer@ajc.com
Opinion: John Lewis set the theme for his own funeral. Donald Trump showed why it was...
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READ: Barack Obama’s eulogy of Rep. John Lewis
A statue of Alexander Hamilton Stephens, the Confederate vice president throughout the Civil War, has been on display in the Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol since 1927, A number of top politicians in Georgia have joined in a bipartisan effort to replace it with a likeness of the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Georgia politicians want John Lewis statue to replace Confederate leader in Capitol
BeBe (pictured) and Marvin Winans, who were also longtime confidantes of U.S. Rep. John Lewis, spoke and sang for those mourning at Ebenezer Baptist Church on Thursday.
BeBe and Marvin Winans performed this powerful new song for John Lewis
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