MACON, Ga. — Georgia civil rights activist John Lewis will be on an official stamp in 2023 as part a group of new stamps introduced by the United States Postal Service on Tuesday.
The stamp "celebrates the life and legacy" of Lewis, according to the release from USPS. Lewis spent more than 30 years in congress and pushed for key civil rights changes in the 1960s.
"Devoted to equality and justice for all Americans, Lewis spent more than 30 years in Congress," the release said. "Even in the face of hatred and violence, as well as some 45 arrests, Lewis remained resolute in his commitment to what he liked to call “good trouble.”
Lewis died at 80 years old in July 2020 from pancreatic cancer. The stamp will be released in 2023 along with a stamp of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who also died in 2020.