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Lewis was one of the “Big 6” civil rights leaders, which consisted of Martin Luther King Jr, and assisted arrange the historical 1963 March on Washington.
‘ Conscience of the country’
Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, described Lewis as “truly distinctive, a moral compass”.
Each of the 4 living former US presidents paid homage to Lewis.
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” Very few people get to live to see our own tradition play out in such a significant, impressive way. John Lewis did,” Barack Obama said. “And thanks to him, we now all have our marching orders – to keep believing in the possibility o