Lewis was one of the “Big Six” social liberties pioneers, which included Martin Luther King Jr, and composed the noteworthy 1963 March on Washington.
As a congressman he was a Georgia Democrat, and spoke to a region which secured the greater part of its capital Atlanta.
In December 2019 Lewis reported that he had been determined to have Stage 4 pancreatic malignant growth.
During the social liberties development, Lewis was one of the authors of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and afterward turned into its executive from 1963 to 1966.
He co-sorted out and talked at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, the assembly at which Dr King conveyed his memorable I Have a Dream discourse.
Lewis was the last enduring speaker from the walk.
Below are some of the famous tweet sent in honor of the fallen hero
