How civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis befriended a young boy and changed his life forever
To that boy, Tybre Faw, the civil rights icon was not only a hero, but a personal friend.The two met in Selma, Alabama, in March of 2018. We were there covering the annual civil rights pilgrimage that Lewis led when we saw Tybre standing outside a church where Lewis was attending a service. He held a sign that read,"Thank you Rep. John Lewis. You have shown me how to have courage."Rep. John Lewis and Tybre Faw in Selma, Alabama, in March 2018.
Kid travels 7 hours to see civil rights hero 01:03'We can't afford this light to burn out ...'We played video of that moment during one of our on-air reports Saturday morning after Lewis died, and Nathan Morris of the musical group Boyz II Men saw it, was moved to tears himself, and contacted us asking about Tybre.
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Rep. Sewell: John Lewis was ‘a beacon of hope’'We are going to see the Voting Rights Act full restored,' Rep. Sewell says in the wake of Rep. John Lewis' passing. 'We will keep the march and keep the promise that is America that John so desperately believed in.'
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'Work is still unfinished': Younger civil rights activists vow to continue work of Rep. John Lewis'This death for me puts so much pressure on us,' said Philomena Wankenge, 22, a founder of Freedom Fighters DC in Washington, D.C., about John Lewis. 'He did as much as he could do. He set the battleground, now it's time for us to continue the war.'
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GOP tributes to John Lewis are 'worthless' until the Voting Rights Act is passedRoland Martin calls Sen. McConnell's statement on the passing of John Lewis 'a worthless piece of paper.' 'I don't want to hear any Republican today laud Congressman John Lewis when sitting on [McConnell's] desk is a bill to fix the Voting Rights Act.'
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President Trump pays tribute to John Lewis, a 'civil rights hero'After staying silent Saturday morning as other tributes came pouring in, President Trump tweeted condolences for the late Rep. John Lewis in the afternoon and called him a 'civil rights hero.'
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Trump tweets he's 'saddened' by John Lewis' death, world leaders pay tribute📸 On Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia, people gathered and placed items beneath a large mural painted in memory of the late civil rights icon and congressman Rep. John Lewis.
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Biorapher calls late John Lewis ‘a biblical figure’John Lewis’ religion drove his civil rights work biographer Jon Meacham says, telling Joy Reid, ‘Lewis believed... if we got our hearts and minds in the right place... we'd create a world where justice comes down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream.’
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