ATLANTA — Congressman John Lewis, a civil rights icon and the last of the Big Six civil rights activists led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., died Friday at age 80. He is being remembered by congressional colleagues, civil rights leaders and former presidents as a “titan” of the struggle against racial discrimination.
Former President Barack Obama
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
Former President Bill Clinton and Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
The Congressional Black Caucus
THE CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS
The Rev. Al Sharpton
Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
Rep. Maxine Waters
The American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia
U.S. Sen. David Perdue of Georgia
U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler of Georgia
Stacey Abrams, Georgia politician
U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil, Wisconsin
U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, Wisconsin
U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothmann, Wisconsin
State Sen. Lena Taylor, D-Milwaukee
The League of United Latin American Citizens
Milwaukee County Sheriff Earnell Lucas