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I don't have any extraordinary gifts. I'm just an average Joe who grew up very poor in rural Alabama.

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John Lewis
Age: 80 †
Born: 1940
Born: February 21
Died: 2020
Died: July 17
Chairperson
Human Rights Activist
Politician
U.S. Representative
Troy
Alabama
John Robert Lewis
Alabama
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