/tags/john-lewis John Lewis en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 27 Oct 2021 16:06:50 GMT /politics/2021-10-27/texas-democratic-lawmakers-again-urge-senate-to-act-on-federal-voting-legislation The U.S. Senate could consider the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act as soon as this week. Last week, Senate Republicans blocked the Freedom To Vote Act, a different election-related bill. Wed, 27 Oct 2021 16:06:50 GMT /politics/2021-10-27/texas-democratic-lawmakers-again-urge-senate-to-act-on-federal-voting-legislation Sascha Cordner | The Texas Newsroom /2020-07-30/john-lewis-towering-civil-rights-icon-memorialized-at-atlanta-funeral "He, as much as anyone in our history, brought this country a little bit closer to our highest ideals," former President Barack Obama said of the longtime congressman and civil rights legend. Thu, 30 Jul 2020 14:36:18 GMT /2020-07-30/john-lewis-towering-civil-rights-icon-memorialized-at-atlanta-funeral Brakkton Booker /2020-07-26/in-selma-a-final-crossing-for-john-lewis-across-the-edmund-pettus-bridge In 1965, John Lewis was nearly killed as he led a group of protesters across the Edmund Pettus Bridge to protest racial discrimination in voting. On Sunday, his body crossed that bridge one last time. Sun, 26 Jul 2020 14:43:00 GMT /2020-07-26/in-selma-a-final-crossing-for-john-lewis-across-the-edmund-pettus-bridge Matthew S. Schwartz, Matthew S. Schwartz