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    Calls Grow To Honor John Lewis In Ways Both Symbolic And Concrete

    Proposed ideas include renaming the Edmund Pettus Bridge in honor of the late congressman and passing expanded voting rights legislation in his name.
    by Rachel Treisman Jul 19, 2020 2 minutes
    Mourners pay their respects at a mural of Rep. John Lewis painted on a building in Atlanta. The civil rights icon and congressman died on Friday.

    As tributes pour in for John Lewis, so do proposals for ways to honor the legacy of the long-time congressman and civil rights icon, who died at age 80 on Friday.

    Suggestions range from renaming a historic bridge to passing voting rights legislation to holding a pandemic-safe public memorial.

    There are to rename the Edmund Pettus

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