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ATLANTA – The US representative John Lewis remained hospitalized Sunday afternoon for what he termed " observation routine ". The 78-year-old civil rights icon was on a Detroit flight when he began to feel dizzy and sweaty, an assistant said Saturday night.
After being hospitalized in Atlanta, the Democratic Party's office said Saturday night in a statement that he should be released Sunday.
On Sunday afternoon, a news piece from Congressional Spokeswoman Brenda Jones said that he "was resting very comfortably and that he was expecting to be released very soon" .
[READ: Rep. John Lewis marks 53 years since release from prison]
The statement continues: "He is grateful for the concerns and wishes of Georgians, colleagues, family and friends."
In addition to noting that Lewis remained in the hospital until the physician's observations were completed, the communique said, "Please, wait for the official news regarding his state.
No other details were provided on his condition.
Lewis was expected at an event in Atlanta on Saturday afternoon and did not show up.
Sources says Channel 2 Action News that he recovers. Lewis is 78 years old.
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Lewis has represented the 5th Congressional District in Georgia since 1987.
He was among the leading activists in the civil rights movement, taking part in the Nashville sit-ins, 1961 Freedom Rides, the March 1963 in Washington and Bloody Sunday March 1965, where he was beaten in the skull by a state soldier in Selma, Alabama.
The septuagenarian has not slowed down lately. Last month, he joined thousands of people marching in Atlanta as part of the National March for Our Lives Against Armed Violence
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