Congressman John Lewis was a civil rights hero and dedicated ally to the LGBTQ community. Lewis was a living legend, a nonviolent “happy warrior” who dedicated his life to the cause of equality for all.
In his lifetime, he was already a symbol for the best in humanity, and he will doubtless be remembered as such for ages to come.
Yet, for all that he was and persists in being iconic, it is sometimes hard to remember, without having known him, that he was flesh and blood, a person behind his own myth.
What struck everyone who met Lewis was his consistency of character. There was John Lewis the civil rights hero, John Lewis the congressman, and John Lewis the person, but they all lined up neatly in that his character was always the same.
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