<p>Roomies, Civil RIghts icon <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/?s=john+lewis&;post_type=post">John Lewis</a> passed away, Friday night, after a six-month battle with cancer, according to CNN</p>
<p>&#8220;It is with inconsolable grief and enduring sadness that we announce the passing of U.S. Rep. John Lewis,&#8221; his family said in a statement. &#8220;He was honored and respected as the conscience of the US Congress and an icon of American history, but we knew him as a loving father and brother. He was a stalwart champion in the on-going struggle to demand respect for the dignity and worth of every human being. He dedicated his entire life to non-violent activism and was an outspoken advocate in the struggle for equal justice in America. He will be deeply missed.&#8221;</p>
<div class="zn-body__paragraph">House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced his death in a statement.</div>
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<div class="zn-body__paragraph">&#8220;Today, America mourns the loss of one of the greatest heroes of American history: Congressman John Lewis, the Conscience of the Congress,&#8221; the California Democrat said.</div>
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<div>On Twitter, Bernice King and Shaun King (no relation) also took to social media and expressed their condolences.</div>
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<div><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">&#8220;Farewell, sir. You did, indeed, fight the good fight and get into a lot of good trouble. You served God and humanity well. Thank you. Take your rest. </span><span class="r-18u37iz"><a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="ltr" role="link" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JohnLewis?src=hashtag_click" data-focusable="true">#JohnLewis</a>&#8220;</span></div>
<p>Shaun King wrote on Twitter, &#8220;One of the greatest Americans to ever live has passed from time to eternity. A young seminarian who became a young lieutenant of Dr. King, John Lewis was the best of us. Determined. Optimistic. And much more shrewd a politician than he was given credit for. What a life.&#8221;</p>
<div class="zn-body__paragraph">&#8220;Sometimes when I look back and think about it, how did we do what we did? How did we succeed? We didn&#8217;t have a website. We didn&#8217;t have a cellular telephone,&#8221; Lewis has <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/2004/01/16/january-16-2004-john-lewis-extended-interview/2897/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">said of the civil rights movement.</a></div>
<div class="zn-body__paragraph">&#8220;But I felt when we were sitting in at those lunch counter stools, or going on the Freedom Ride, or marching from Selma to Montgomery, there was a power and a force. God Almighty was there with us.&#8221;</div>
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<div>Rest well, Representative John Lewis.</div>
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