U.S. Congressman John Lewis poses for a portrait in front of his newly unveiled art exhibit “John Lewis-Good Trouble” in the atrium of the domestic terminal at Atlanta’s Hartsfield Jackson International Airport on Monday, April 8, 2019. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)
Spelman College announced Saturday it plans to start an endowed scholarship it intends to name after John Lewis, the late congressman and civil rights activist.
Lewis, whose congressional district included the Spelman campus, died late Friday at the age of 80.
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