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I write to you, John,
absolutely heartbroken. Today we mourn the passing of a giant
with the death of Congressman John Lewis. A hero, a mentor, and a
fighter for good -- John Lewis dedicated his life to public
service. He literally put his life on the line to advance the
passage of historic civil rights legislation passed by Congress
and signed into law by President Johnson.

John’s involvement in public life began as an activist in
the civil rights movement. Under the tutelage of Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr., he participated in lunch counter sit-ins,
joined the Freedom Riders in challenging segregated buses, and at
23-years old, was the youngest speaker at the March on
Washington.

Two years later he would lead the famous march across the
Edmund Pettus Bridge, where police confronted the protestors and
attacked them violently. On that “Bloody Sunday,” John’s skull
was fractured by police clubs, but his tenacity and thirst for
justice were unscathed. Images of the violence galvanized support
for passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which was signed
into law later that year.

John was the conscience of Congress, and an inspiration
and mentor to me, and to countless colleagues. When it came to
taking on the tough fights, we all looked to John for guidance
and wisdom.

I am honored to have been able to learn from him and
honored to have fought alongside him in Congress -- including
working together to develop ideas that would eventually make up
the George Floyd Justice In Policing Act. I can scarcely begin to
imagine the House of Representatives without our moral center,
but we owe it to John and to all Americans to keep up the fight.

“We cannot rest.”

“We cannot become weary.”

“We must keep pushing and pulling and find a way to get
in the way.”

These are words John said in life, but now console me in
his death. Together, John, we must
continue Mr. Lewis's work of bending the moral arc of the
universe toward justice. It’s up to us now.

Your friend,

Hank

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Congressman Hank Johnson is a former defense
attorney, DeKalb County commissioner, small business owner, and
magistrate judge who now serves in Congress as a champion for the
middle class.

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