john lewis

Obama called the Senate filibuster a relic of Jim Crow segregation and said it should be abolished if that's what it takes to pass such a law.

The private funeral occurred Thursday in Atlanta after nearly a week of mourning that began in his birthplace in Alabama.

Lewis was knocked to the ground and beaten by state troopers.

The 79-year-old Georgia Democrat announced on Sunday that the cancer was detected earlier this month during a routine medical visit.