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epa04875000 US President Barack Obama (R) listens to Democratic Representative from Georgia John Lewis (L) introduce him before delivering remarks on the 50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington DC, USA, 06 August 2015. John Lewis was prominent during the height of the African-American Civil Rights movement, and was instrumental in the orgnaization of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and freedom. The event was attended by civil rights leaders, faith leaders, voting rights activists, state and local officials, and was hosted by the White House Office of Public Engagement. EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS