Barack Obama Pays Tribute To John Lewis: ‘I Stood On His shoulders’
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etcanada.comFormer U.S. President Barack Obama has joined dozens of politicians and activists in paying tribute to John Lewis, the long-serving congressman and civil rights icon who died Friday night at the age of 80 after a battle with cancer.
In an essay released shortly after the news was confirmed, Obama called Lewis “one of my heroes” and highlighted not only the Georgia representative’s notable activist history, but also his influence on future generations of demonstrators, including the current Black Lives Matter movement. Read more: John Lewis, U.S.
congressman and civil rights leader, dies at 80 “He loved this country so much that he risked his life and his blood so that it might live up to its promise,” Obama wrote. “And through the
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