Flags at the White House and the Capitol were flown at half-staff to remember Mr. Lewis, who was widely mourned as an inspirational leader who fought for civil and human rights
WASHINGTON—Tributes from across the political spectrum poured in Saturday for Rep. John Lewis, the civil rights hero and longtime Democratic lawmaker from Georgia who died Friday at age 80.
and held the country to a high moral standard.
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