Pearl Jam vocalist Eddie Vedder’s wife and activist, Jill Vedder, took to her official Instagram account to mourn the death of American politician, John Lewis, and revealed her feelings about him.
John Lewis was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer in December and lost his battle after six months, at the age of 80. Also, he was one of the most important figures in the civil rights moment.
In the caption, Jill stated that John was a hero and leader who will be missed and we should all follow his guidelines while don’t forget to speak about equality and human rights.
Here is what Jill Vedder said:
“Heartbroken to hear about the great and mighty John Lewis passing. He was truly a great American and such a force. An inspirational human who not only was a hero and leader during the civil rights movement but a man who has fought for all of us his entire life. He will be greatly missed 💔
‘I thought I was going to die a few times. On the Freedom Ride in the year 1961, when I was beaten at the Greyhound bus station in Montgomery, I thought I was going to die. On March 7th, 1965, when I was hit in the head with a nightstick by a State Trooper at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge, I thought I was going to die. I thought I saw death, but nothing can make me question the philosophy of nonviolence.’ John Lewis 💔 May we all follow in his footsteps and never stop demanding equality. Rest In Power.”
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