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ATLANTA — John Lewis was mourned, revered and celebrated as an American hero on Thursday at Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church, a sacred place for many of those who helped to shape civil rights history. Three former presidents joined in the eulogies after nearly a week of mourning that took him from.... |
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ATLANTA (AP) — John Lewis was mourned, revered and celebrated as an American hero on Thursday at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, a sacred place for many of those who helped to shape civil rights history. Three former presidents joined in the eulogies after nearly a week of mourning that took him.... |
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ATLANTA (AP) — John Lewis spent his whole life fighting for civil rights — and he wanted to make sure the cause lived on after his death. In an essay he wrote shortly before he died and that was published in The New York Times on Thursday, Lewis implores younger generations to keep fighting, telling them, “Now it is your turn to let freedom ring. |
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Crucial quote. “As a boy John listened through the door after bedtime as his father’s friends complained about the [Ku Klux] Klan,” recalled Obama. “One Sunday as a teenager he heard Martin Luther King preach on the radio. John Lewis was getting something inside his head. |
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at the age of 80. “He always believed in preaching the Gospel in word and in deed, insisting that hate and fear had to be answered with love and hope,” former President George W. Bush said from the pulpit. Former President Bill Clinton also honored Lewis at Thursday's funeral, recalling the late.... |
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Mayo artist Saoirse Wall has been awarded a prestigious Next Generation award by the Arts Council, the government agency for funding and developing the arts. The award means Saoirse, a visual artist, will receive €20,000, in effect to buy time to develop her;
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at the age of 80. “He always believed in preaching the Gospel in word and in deed, insisting that hate and fear had to be answered with love and hope,” former President George W. Bush said from the pulpit. Former President Bill Clinton also honored Lewis at Thursday's funeral, recalling the late.... |
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Former president Barack Obama attended the funeral at Ebenezer Baptist Church, a sacred place for many of those who helped to shape US civil rights history, and was expected to address mourners. Former presidents Bill Clinton and George W Bush and former first lady Laura Bush were also in the church. |
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ATLANTA, GA — Former GOP presidential candidate and longtime conservative media figure Herman Cain died Thursday after being hospitalized with the coronavirus. He was 74. The announcement was made Thursday morning on
"Herman Cain — our boss, our friend, like a father to so many of us — has passed away," wrote Dan Calabrese, who edits the website. |
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John Lewis has been mourned, revered and celebrated at the church where Martin Luther King Jr used to be pastor in Atlanta, Georgia. The US congressman and civil rights leader died on July 17 at the age of 80. Former president Barack Obama attended the funeral at Ebenezer Baptist Church, a sacred.... |
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By Jeff Martin | Associated Press. ATLANTA — John Lewis was mourned, revered and celebrated as an American hero on Thursday at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, a sacred place for many of those who helped to shape civil rights history. Three former presidents joined in the eulogies after nearly a.... |
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