US marks one year since death of civil rights icon John Lewis

In honour of longtime congressman, President Joe Biden again urges Congress to pass legislation defending right to vote.

US President Joe Biden has renewed his call for Congress to pass legislation that would protect the right to vote in honour civil rights leader and longtime Congressman John Lewis, who died one year ago. In a statement on Saturday, the one-year anniversary of Lewis’ death, Biden said it was critical to continue “the cause that John was willing to give his life for: protecting the sacred right to vote”. “Not since the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s have we seen such unrelenting attacks on voting rights and the integrity of our elections,” said Biden, who pointed to his predecessor Donald Trump’s false claims the 2020 election was marred by widespread as one example.