What exactly did Congressman John Lewis do over the past last fifty years to be considered a civil rights icon?

His claim to fame is mainly from being badly injured during the civil rights marches in the 1960s. 

he had black skin. Meritocricy isn't a thing to the left, theyre just a bunch of racists so having black skin is good enough.

got wealthy off stupid liberals that kept voting the useless welfare queen a congressional seat.

He supposedly got hit in the head with a brick in Selma, Alabama, while being in the same pack as Martin Lucifer.

Stood up for civil rights. He advocated for bills and laws passed. He gave others hope and a future.

His skull was fractured by a cop during a civil rights protest. 

He black............

He was the stunt double for elijah cummings