Courageous. His contribution changed this country. He marched alongside Martin Luther king jr. He rose to congress and spent his last days on earth still fighting for the same rights he was beaten and jailed for fighting for decades ago. This morning we are honoring the life of congressman john lewis. Good morning and thank you for being with us. Im victor blackwell. Thank you for joining us this saturday. Im abby philip in for kristi paul. Congressman lewis lost his battle with pancreatic cancer last night. Today the world is remembering the titan he was. Here is cnns martin savidge. Reporter throughout his life, john lewis stood for peoples rights. Born on an Alabama Cotton farm into a segregated america. He lived to see an africanamerican elected president , he would be a major part of making it happen. Tonight we dwath gather here in this magnificent stadium in denver because we still have a dream. We still have a dream. Reporter lewis, growing up, was angered by the unfairness of the jim crow south. Eventually lewis would become one of the most prominent leaders. As a student he organized sit ins at lunch counters. Reporter in the early 60s, he was a freedom rider. Challenging segregation and interstate bus terminals across the south. He embodied nonviolence. He frequently suffered beatings by angry mobs. Lewis, 23 years old at the time, was the youngest at the 1963 march on washington. We want to be free now. Reporter then two years later, lead a march for Voting Rights in selma. On the Edmund Pettus bridge, they were beaten. Lewis suffering a fractured skull. It would be forever remembered as bloody sunday. It galvanize support for the voting acts signed into law by president lyndon johnson. Lewis never lost his young activist spirit. Taking it from protest to politics. Standing up for what he believed right, lewis was arrested more than 40 times by police, according to his congressional office. Were going to win this race. Reporter he was elected to city council in atlanta and congress in washington representing georgias fifth district. Fighting against poverty and for health care while working to help younger generations by improving education. He reached out to young people in other ways. After writing a series of graphic novels about the Civil Rights Movement. Winning him a National Book award. In a life of so many moments and proud achievements, it was the achievement of another in 2008 that perhaps meant the most. The election of president barack obama. We have never been just a collection of individuals or a collection of red states and blue states. We are and always will be the United States of america. The dream lewis was too impossible to consider decades before, even as he thought to forge its foundation. This is an unbelievable period in our history. Martin luther king jr. Will be forever pleased to see what is happening in america. This is a long way from the march on washington. Its a great distance from marching across the bridge in selma in 1965 for the right to vote. Reporter in 2011 after more than 50 years at the front lines of civil rights, lewis received the nations highest civilian honor, the president ial medal of freedom, placed around his neck by barack obama. Lewis wasnt content to making history. Consider the impetus for the National Museum for africanamerican history and culture. He never stopped stirring up good trouble, as he liked to call, boycotting the inaugurations of george w. Bush after the contested 2000 election and vocally opposing donald trump in 2007 signing suspicions of Russian Election meddling. At a protest against President Trumps immigration policy, the congressman, then an elder statesman riled up the crowds with words he lived by as an activist, as a lawmaker, as a leader. We must never ever give up. We must be brave, bold, and courageous. The daughter of Martin Luther king jr. Said john lewis was like an uncle to her. She spoke with cnn a few hours ago. Caller john lewis who was one of few people who remained consistent and true to my fathers nonviolence methodology. He was a true nonviolent lawyer. He was a purehearted man. His only motive was to stand up for what was right. To speak for those who could not speak for himself. It was never about him. It was always about the struggle, the cause, and justice and freedom. We also spoke with former ambassador to the u. N. And former mayor of atlanta, andrew young. I was just sitting here thinking theres a song that we used to sing in in the gray get up morning fairly well i think its a great getting up morning for john lewis. John started his trek for freedom as a little boy and wrote to Martin Luther king when he was about 14. He was from alabama. Martin sent him a bus ticket to come up and he got started and so he was probably about 15 when that happened. He has remained steadily on the case for justice and freedom and peace and nonviolence since the 50s. And i said that probably nobody has spent 80 years more deeply involved throughout those 80 years than john lewis. Because he brought so much to the political arena that there must be 3 4 of the districts where a black minority, a minority of good will usually can make the difference between winning and losing. So every member of congress always wanted to have john come to their district. Because he campaigned for everybody for over 34 years, everybody was indebited to him. He didnt convince you by his arguments. He convinced you by his life. He believed what we talk about and he lived it every day of his life. He didnt have a violent streak in his body. He was always forgiving and loving and understanding. I had never made you feel guilty. He made you feel responsible. When you feel responsible and you feel like youre loved and hes concerned about you, then you want to kind of do what he wants you to do. President obama, who awarded congressman lewis medal of freedom, in 2011 wrote this. No many of us get to live to see our legacy play out in such a meaningful, remarkable way. John lewis did and thanks to him, we now all have our marching orders. We heard from president obama. President clinton, as well. Still waiting on President Trump in the white house. Congressman johnson tweeted john lewis was a giant of a man. Never angry or puffed up with selfimportance. He was a humble servant who loved humanity and we loved him back. Thank you, john lewis, for your contribution, for the cause of love and peace. I will follow your example. His leadership is being felt all around the world. Irelands embassy tweeted john lewis impact extended far beyond americas shores. His example inspired civil rights activists in northern island, where six years ago, he joined another remarkable john crossing the peace bridge in derry. He will be sorely missed. Cnns National Correspondent suzanne malvo joins us now. She covered john lewis and his legacy for many, many years. Even recently you were able to speak with him over on capitol hill. Tell us about that. Well, abby, first of all, i mean, i have to personally acknowledge the tremendous loss of congressman john lewis. I mean, this is somebody who you grow up knowing about, learning about, my parents grew up in the segregated south and endured many of the indignities of the coloredonly water fountains and hotels and lunch counters. Everybody had a role to play in the Civil Rights Movement, but there are few, special people who put their bodies behind their believes and sacrifice it time and time again. That was john lewis. That is the person, as a young girl, i grew up knowing about and learning about through my own family, my own experiences. So you can imagine he was just a rock star, really, kind of a starstruck when i got to congress and had an opportunity to cover him. I mean, he was a giant but he was also very humble and assessable. We just saw him just within the last month or so. He went to the black lives matter plaza in washington, d. C. , standing side by side with the mayor there. He had incredible sense of pride in the black lives matter movement. I mean, it was not hard to see the parallels with his own leadership and Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and how proud he was of the peaceful protests that had unfolded after the killing of george floyd in atlanta and about everything that has come to fruition has his fingerprints on it. I mean, he was years ago talking about the removal of a confederate statutes at the capit capitol saying we have to get our own house in order. Its time to cleans our own house. He spoke out about the immigration policies of President Trump and the administration by giving a speech in 2018. I had a chance to catch up with him on my cell phone and do a little quick interview after wards to really press him on what is happening. What was happening at the time, which was the demonzation of these immigrants. I want to take a quick listen of the exchange. If you could respond to President Trumps tweet. Hes accusing yourself and other democrats he said wanting migrants to invest our country. Can well its shameful, racist, not keeping with the dreams and hopes americans. Reporter is it dangerous . Very dangerous. You can see the flash of emotion. Just underneath the surface. He was a a conscience of congress. No matter what it was you were covering, he had a role in it. Whether it was the march on washington, the womens march on washington, or whether or not it was the sit in he did for 25 hours inside the capitol there calling for some sort of gun control legislation. He was extremely relevant and he didnt even have to be because his history was so great and big and grandiose but every single day he gave us his best. Just such a tremendous loss, abby and victor. But clearly someone who really moved us forward in a way and who we are indebited to in many ways. You lived in atlanta. Ive only been here for eight years now. But its hard to overstate how much a part of a fabric of this city john lewis was. Someone you just always imagined would be here. And all the people who we talk to, who we know in atlanta, i mean, andy young, i mean, the fact they had a relationship there and we would be able to speak to him. I mean, they were joined at the hip. Clayton is another powerful civil rights figure in atlanta. I mean, just the community itself within that city was just so incredibly powerful. So it is just such a tremendous loss. From that advantage point, as well. I mean, these are the kinds of folks we had personal relationships and connections with and, also, grew up knowing about and learning about because they impacted our lives in such a meaningful, deep way. And theres a new generation learning about him with the new graphic novel, march and run featuring the late congressman. Susan malvo, thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you, victor. Thank you, abby. Congressman lewis is one of three civil rights pioneers that weve lost over just a little more than 100 days. Reverend ct vivian died yesterday, as well. He was 95 and died of Natural Causes in atlanta. He was a freedom rider. At age 25, he helped lead the march on the Edmund Pettus bridge. Father joseph working hand and hand with dr. E king. Jesse jackson, also, he died in march at 98. 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