The funeral service for Rep. John Lewis, a civil rights icon known as the "conscience of the U.S. Congress," began at 11 a.m. Thursday, wrapping up six days of memorials paying tribute to his life and ...

ATLANTA -- Instead of calling Rep. John Lewis a hero, the better way to honor the civil rights leader's legacy is by guaranteeing equal representation to every American, former President Barack Obama ...

John Lewis "loved America until America learned to love him back," the pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church said at the funeral for the civil rights hero Thursday in Atlanta. The private funeral, where ...

Former President George W. Bush remembers the late Rep. John Lewis during a funeral service in Atlanta on Thursday, July 30. He has said that at his 2009 inauguration, he hugged Lewis and told him ...