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RM, John Lewis (Georgia politician) → John Lewis, Not moved, 10 February 2017, discussion
RM, John Lewis (civil rights leader) → John Lewis (U.S. politician), No consensus, 27 February 2020, discussion
RM, John Lewis (civil rights leader) → John Lewis, Moved, 27 July 2020, discussion
RM, John Lewis → John Lewis (politician), Not moved (procedural close), 23 August 2020, discussion

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Death and state funeral of John Lewis - John Garamendi.jpg

Participate in the deletion discussion at the nomination page. —Community Tech bot (talk) 17:22, 20 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

Video could be migrated

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqsKP1AKQm8

Victor Grigas (talk) 17:50, 3 November 2020 (UTC)Reply

Re Disambig 'John Lewis'

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I can't see that this disambig page needs a lead-topic. It sounds as though someone's got an agenda. Just a straight list would do, in my view. Valetude (talk) 20:40, 13 February 2021 (UTC)Reply

death video could be migrated

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https://vimeo.com/442459114 Victor Grigas (talk) 03:26, 24 February 2021 (UTC)Reply

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Lewis Statue in Atlanta.jpg

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This page was redesigned at the edge.

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Video could be migrated

Re Disambig 'John Lewis'

death video could be migrated

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