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Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks during the stamp unveiling ceremony in honor of Rep. John Lewis on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, June 21, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Stamp of civil rights icon John Lewis unveiled in ceremony at the U.S. Capitol

By Kevin Freking - Associated Press

This Nov. 18, 2016 file photo shows Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., in the Civil Rights Room in the Nashville Public Library in Nashville, Tenn. Some last thoughts from Lewis will be published this summer. Grand Central Publishing announced Tuesday that Lewis’ “Carry On: Reflections for a New Generation” will come out July 13, almost a year after he died at age 80. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Forever stamp to honor Rep. John Lewis, civil rights activist, in 2023

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times

Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns, left, and Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. Scott Berrier, right, listen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 8, 2022, as they testify before a House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on worldwide threats. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

CIA goes back to school to collaborate on spy tech research

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

This Nov. 18, 2016 file photo shows Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., in the Civil Rights Room in the Nashville Public Library in Nashville, Tenn. Some last thoughts from Lewis will be published this summer. Grand Central Publishing announced Tuesday that Lewis’ “Carry On: Reflections for a New Generation” will come out July 13, almost a year after he died at age 80. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Final thoughts from Rep. John Lewis to be published in July

By HILLEL ITALIE - Associated Press

FILE - This Nov. 18, 2016 file photo shows Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., in the Civil Rights Room in the Nashville Public Library in Nashville, Tenn. The award-winning graphic novels about the congressmen and civil rights activist John Lewis will continue a year after his death. Abrams announced Tuesday that “Run: Book One” will be published Aug. 3, just over a year after Lewis died at age 80. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Latest graphic novel about John Lewis coming in August

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A portrait of John Lewis the longtime congressman and civil rights leader, is seen in this aerial view Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, at Freedom Park in Atlanta. Artist Stan Herd created this earthworks piece in recognition of John Lewis' life and work. (AP Photo/Angie Wang)

Artist creates natural portrait of Lewis in Atlanta park

By ANGIE WANG - Associated Press

Georgia House panel backs statue of John Lewis at US Capitol

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Virginia man remembered for feeding body, spirit of children

By TONIA MOXLEY and The Roanoke Times - Associated Press

Georgia Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate Raphael Warnock (left) and Jon Ossoff gesture toward a crowd during a campaign rally on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in Marietta, Ga. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) **FILE**

New Georgia senators carry John Lewis’ influence with them

By BEN NADLER - Associated Press

FILE - This June 16, 2010 file photo, Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., participates in a ceremony to unveil two plaques recognizing the contributions of enslaved African Americans in the construction of the United States Capitol on Capitol Hill in Washington. A statue of the late congressman and civil rights leader could soon represent Georgia in the National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol. A bipartisan resolution introduced Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 in the Georgia House seeks to replace a statue of Alexander Stephens, a slave owner and vice president of the Confederacy. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Proposal would replace statue of Confederate with John Lewis

By BEN NADLER - Associated Press

CORRECTS CITY TO ATLANTA Democratic U.S. Senate challenger Jon Ossoff speaks to the media at Dunbar Neighborhood Center during Georgia's Senate runoff elections, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, in Atlanta, Ga. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)

Ossoff seals Democrats’ sweep; will be youngest US senator

By SUDHIN THANAWALA - Associated Press

Troy dedicates building named for John Lewis

Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, March 5, 1999, file photo, U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., speaks with reporters in Washington. Officials in Nashville have renamed most of a street after Civil Rights icon John Lewis, who help desegregate the city’s lunch counters before becoming a long-serving congressman in Georgia. The Tennessean reports Metro Council members voted Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020 to rename a large portion of 5th Ave North to Rep. John Lewis Way. (AP Photo/Khue Bui, File)

Nashville names street after civil rights icon John Lewis

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FILE - U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., describes the events of Bloody Sunday during a visit to the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., Sunday, March 7, 2010. The success of CNN's 'RBG' film two years ago, about the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, led the network on a search for a similar contemporary figure whose life could be examined in historical terms. CNN's Amy Entelis says that led them to Lewis, who died of cancer in July. The film &quot;John Lewis: Good Trouble&quot; will debut on CNN on Sunday night. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)

Success of Ginsburg film inspires CNN look at John Lewis

By DAVID BAUDER - Associated Press

FILE - This June 16, 2010 file photo, Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., participates in a ceremony to unveil two plaques recognizing the contributions of enslaved African Americans in the construction of the United States Capitol on Capitol Hill in Washington. Troy University announced Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020, that a university building will be renamed in honor of the late Congressman who applied to the school decades ago as a teen in the 1950s but was denied admission because of his race. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Troy University names building for civil rights icon Lewis

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In this March 27, 2017 file photo, Georgia State Rep. Tommy Benton, R - Jefferson, speaks at a press conference to defend his bill proposing to recognize April as &quot;Confederate History Month&quot; in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Georgia Republican stripped of state legislative committee chair after maligning the late John Lewis

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Former President Barack Obama, addresses the service during the funeral for the late Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Thursday, July 30, 2020. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, Pool)

Donald Trump slams Obama’s eulogy for John Lewis: ‘I think it was a terrible speech’

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Former President Barack Obama, addresses the service during the funeral for the late Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Thursday, July 30, 2020. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, Pool)

Barack Obama turned John Lewis funeral into an anti-Trump event

By Cal Thomas

A mourner pauses by the casket of Rep. John Lewis lying in repose at the state capital, Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in Atlanta. Lewis, who carried the struggle against racial discrimination from Southern battlegrounds of the 1960s to the halls of Congress, died Friday, July 17, 2020. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

John Lewis’ funeral set for Atlanta church that MLK once led

By Jeff Martin - Associated Press

AP PHOTOS: Nation honors John Lewis with final farewell

By JAY REEVES - Associated Press