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Law Practice,
Civil Rights

Jul. 21, 2020

What John Lewis taught me about the limits of my power as a lawyer

Last week, Rep. John Lewis — the legendary civil rights leader and congressman — lost his battle with cancer at the age of 80. I wanted to share with you how John Lewis’ life showed me how little a lawyer’s life can mean in comparison with that of an activist like John Lewis.

Nilay U. Vora

Founder
The Vora Law Firm, P.C.

Email: nvora@jmbm.com

Harvard University Law School; Cambridge MA

What John Lewis taught me about the limits of my power as a lawyer
The civil rights leader John Lewis, in New York in June 1967. Lewis, a son of sharecroppers and apostle of nonviolence who was bloodied at Selma and across the Jim Crow South in the historic struggle for racial equality and then carried a mantle of moral authority into Congress, died on Friday, July 17. He was 80. (New York Times News Service)

Last week, Rep. John Lewis — the legendary civil rights leader and congressman — lost his battle with cancer at the age of 80. I wanted to share with you how John Lewis’ life showed me how little a lawyer’s life can mean in comparison with that of an activist like John Lewis.

I grew up in Texas, dark skinned and the son of immigrants from India. As I grew up, I knew that my parents and others of color benefited from the struggles of ...

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