John Lewis

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** FILE ** Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., left, poses for a photo during an event to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Rep. John Lewis, Georgia Democrat (Associated Press file photo)

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Freedom Riders Jim Zwerg (left) and Rep. John Lewis pray at the opening ceremony of the Freedom Riders Museum in downtown Montgomery, Ala., on Friday, 50 years after they endured attacks by a mob of segregationists. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** President Barack Obama presents Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., the 2010 Medal of Freedom during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., listens as left, as Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., right, speaks on behalf of Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., center, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010, on Capitol Hill in Washington, during the House Ethics Committee hearing. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)