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We built a coalition of conscience, and that we can do it again, and we can go forward, and help redeem the soul of America.

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