Beloved American Civl Rights leader and politician John Lewis has died at the age of 80.
As a young man, Lewis and fellow activists took great risks to confront institutionalized racism in the American south by engaging in nonviolent forms of protest. In 1963, he became chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and during his tenure, he organized demonstrations and voter-registration drives. Lewis would then go on to serve as the head of numerous organizations dedicated to community service and justice.
John Lewis was elected to the US House of Representatives in 1987 and...