John Lewis' spirit and legacy were honored in a powerful way during the final night of the Democratic National Convention. Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms evoked Lewis' memory and his fight for justice to stir viewers' passion to vote and to have a voice.Bottoms spoke of living in the state that Lewis represented as a congressman — up until his death on July 17 at the age of 80 — and the impact he had on the country and on history. «He walked gently amongst us not as a distant icon but as a God-fearing man who did what he could to fulfill the as-yet unfulfilled promise of America,» Bottoms reflected of the civil rights leader.
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