John Lewis Forever Stamps -2023

With this stamp, the U.S. Postal Service celebrates the life and legacy of civil rights leader and congressman John Lewis (19402020). Devoted to equality and justice for all Americans, Lewis spent more than 30 years in Gongress steadfastly defending andbuilding on key civil rights gains that he had helped achieve in the 1960s. Even in the face of hatred and violence, as well as some45 arrests, Lewis remained resolute in his commitment to what he liked to call “good trouble."

The stamp features a photograph of Lewis taken by Marco Grob on assignment for the August 26, 2013, issue of Time magazineThe selvage showcases a photograph of Lewis taken by Steve Schapiro in 1963 outside a workshop about nonviolent protest inClarksdale, Mississippi.