Lillian Miles Lewis, the “devoted wife” of Congressman John Lewis, D-Atlanta, has died, the civil rights icon’s office said today in a statement.
Her husband has a been a human right figure for decades, but let’s find out more about the woman who was always by his side. Try again later.We were unable to submit your feedback at this time. Lewis' only son, John Miles Lewis, exited the family motorcade at Black Lives Matter Plaza -- the site of Lewis' last public appearance -- where D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser presented him with the street's sign. All six met at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York to plan and announce the March on Washington.John Lewis, a lion of the civil rights movement whose bloody beating by Alabama state troopers in 1965 helped galvanise opposition to racial segregation, and who went on to a long and celebrated career in Congress, died. Mr Lewis was the youngest and last survivor of the Big Six civil rights activists, a group led by the Rev. Lewis was a widow; his wife Lillian Miles passed in 2012.
Lillian Miles’s husband was born February 21, 1940. They met when Mr Lewis was seeking support to become the first Black student at Alabama's segregated Troy State University.We urge you to turn off your ad blocker for The Telegraph website so that you can continue to access our quality content in the future.Mr Lewis joined Rev. People can also show support by tying a blue or purple ribbon on their doors or in their front yards, by posting tributes on social media using the hashtags #BelovedCommunity or #HumanDignity, or by leaving a written tribute at www.theJohnLewisLegacy.com.Inside the rotunda, where the statue of King looked down and the statue of Rosa Parks stood in a nearby room, programs for the ceremony rested in rows of black chairs.After Biden left the rotunda, he encountered Rep. Karen Bass, the head of the Congressional Black Caucus who is among the women under consideration to be Biden’s running mate.The Pences stood behind the casket, as cameras clicked from below.The motorcade passed by several landmarks important to the civil rights icon and longtime lawmaker before arriving at the Capitol, where flags are at half-staff in his honor. "In the coming days, when the streets are filled with those who mourn John, we will see people in fine suits and people in rags," said Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif. "We will see laborers and professionals. Try again later.Use the links under “See more…” to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc.This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photosThe email does not appear to be a valid email address.