New Stamp Will Honor Civil Rights Icon John Lewis

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US Postal Service By Melissa Noel· Updated December 15, 2022

Civil rights icon and former U.S. Rep. John Lewis, who spent decades fighting for racial justice, will be honored with a postage stamp next year.

In its announcement on Tuesday, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) said the stamp “celebrates the life and legacy” of Lewis, who risked his life to protest segregation and other injustices in the violent Jim

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