Darryl C. Murphy, host of The Common, sat down for a conversation with historian David Greenberg about “John Lewis: A Life,” the first definitive biography of the Civil Rights icon who would become ...

In “John Lewis: A Life,” David Greenberg recounts how the late Democratic congressman reacted after Republicans scored a landslide victory in the 1994 election. A staffer hoped Lewis would buoy her ...

John Lewis grew up in an Alabama family so poor that he and his young cousins once had to shuttle from room to room, acting as “ballast” to keep their aunt’s house from blowing away in a windstorm.

In the early weeks of 2008, as Barack Obama was fighting Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Presidential nomination, many Party members felt obliged to pick a side, and to lend their voices to the ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

'John Lewis: A Life' will look back on the late politician's career, from becoming a symbol of resistance after Selma's 'Bloody Sunday' to serving in the House of Representatives Charlotte Phillipp is ...

In his new biography, David Greenberg tells the full story of the civil rights hero who became a long-serving U.S. representative. John Lewis during a sit-in in Nashville in 1964.Credit...Danny ...

Last Thursday, July 17, marked the fifth anniversary of the passing of civil rights leader Congressman John Lewis. In Glenwood Springs and 1,600 other locations across the nation, people gathered to ...

Tens of thousands of people are expected to turn out across the country this week to protest President Donald Trump's administration and to honor the legacy of one of the nation's most enduring ...