America lost an extraordinary leader Friday when Congressman John Lewis died of pancreatic cancer. He was 80 years old. The lawmaker representing Georgia fought for civil rights for most of his life. He was the last living member of the so-called “Big Six” activists, a group that included Martin Luther King, Jr. A son of Alabama sharecroppers, his place in the leadership of the 1960s campaign for Black equality had its roots in that difficult life on the farm. Lewis was the youngest member of the Big Six. He helped organize the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. He spoke to the huge gathering in the nation’s capital shortly before King gave his famed “I Have a Dream” speech.
Title: American Civil Rights Leader John Lewis Remembered
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4373/A.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='American Civil Rights Leader John Lewis Remembered' data-article-id='4905'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='9750'>America lost an extraordinary leader Friday when Congressman John Lewis died of pancreatic cancer.</span> <span data-start-time='9750' data-end-time='13167'>He was 80 years old.</span> <span data-start-time='13167' data-end-time='20979'>The lawmaker representing Georgia fought for civil rights for most of his life.</span> <span data-start-time='20979' data-end-time='32188'>He was the last living member of the so-called “Big Six” activists, a group that included Martin Luther King, Jr.</span> <span data-start-time='32188' data-end-time='46938'>A son of Alabama sharecroppers, his place in the leadership of the 1960s campaign for Black equality had its roots in that difficult life on the farm.</span> <span data-start-time='46938' data-end-time='51500'>Lewis was the youngest member of the Big Six.</span> <span data-start-time='51500' data-end-time='59521'>He helped organize the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.</span> <span data-start-time='59521' data-end-time='70250'>He spoke to the huge gathering in the nation’s capital shortly before King gave his famed “I Have a Dream” speech.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' 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