John Lewis's 7-year-old great nephew calls the civil rights icon 'my hero'

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Late Rep. John Lewis's (D-Ga.) 7-year-old great nephew called the civil rights leader his hero at a memorial service in the longtime congressman's hometown of Troy, Ala., Saturday.

"Congressman John Lewis was my uncle and my hero. And it's up to us to keep his legacy alive," Jaxson Lewis Brewster, said during the congressman's memorial service at Troy University.

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Lewis, a key figure in the Civil Rights Movement, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in December of 2019. He passed away July 17 this year.

Lewis was born to sharecroppers in Troy in 1940, and attended segregated schools. He became heavily involved in public activism and was inspired by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. As part of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), he helped to organize the 1963 March on Washington, and was the youngest person to give a speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.

The memorial for Lewis on Saturday kickstarted a six-day round of celebrations and memorials marking the legacy of the 17-term Georgia representative.

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[Tanuki]

1. Adorable kid, and he made me smile when he solved the logistical problem

of getting off the stage... by jumping!