Years in Atlanta City Hall tested Lewis’ mettle

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Years in Atlanta City Hall tested Lewis’ mettle

John Lewis served a little more than one term on the Atlanta City Council before he was elected to Congress. But Lewis’ brief term -- having his idealism pressure tested by Atlanta politics -- served as the springboard to the politician he became in representing Atlanta for more than 33 years in Washington: the unwavering conscience of the U.S. Congress.

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