Nashville names street after civil rights icon John Lewis

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Officials in Nashville, Tennessee, have renamed most of a street after civil rights icon John Lewis, who help desegregate the city's lunch counters before becoming a long-serving congressman in Georgia. Metro Council members voted Thursday to rename a large portion of Fifth Avenue North to Rep. ...

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