It’s impossible to overstate the symbolic and actual significance of the funeral service held on Thursday for John Lewis, the civil rights icon who died on July 17. “I’ve come here today because I, ...

Today, the world honored John Lewis as he was memorialized at Atlanta’s historic Ebenezer Baptist Church. Dignitaries, family and former constituents took part in the service that began at 11 a.m.

Inside a room in the Willie A. Watkins Funeral Home, two closed caskets rested side by side. The men inside the caskets met each other 60 years ago when they were both fighting for civil rights as ...

Few individuals have had as great of an impact on the United States as Congressman and Civil Rights icon John Lewis. Following his death last week at age 80, six days of memorial events, services, and ...

(RNS) — Church bells and shofars sounded across the country as a group of family and friends — a reduced crowd due to the coronavirus pandemic — gathered Thursday (July 30) to remember Rep. John Lewis ...

WASHINGTON D.C — It’s not every day when a funeral director is asked to escort someone they were close to, through a full week of honors in three different locations. Willie Watkins, his brothers ...

Rep. John Lewis’ funeral, held in Atlanta on Thursday, was invite-only due to coronavirus restrictions. Nonetheless, 50 members of Congress, including Democratic leaders, Congressional Black Caucus ...

John Lewis, the legendary civil rights leader and United States Representative for Georgia's 5th congressional district, has died. He was 80 years old. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and the ...

ATLANTA – Barack Obama challenged the nation Thursday to honor the memory of John Lewis by picking up the fight for his signature issue, voting rights, during a eulogy for the civil rights giant in ...

Former president Barack Obama gave a searing eulogy for John Lewis, urging Americans to honor the legacy of a civil rights giant by engaging in the "good trouble" that leads to a more perfect ...