History & Culture. With German ancestry from his father and Scottish ancestry from his mother, millionaire real estate developer Donald Trump epitomizes the American immigrant experience.
Lewis died at 5:30 p.m. at The Kilns, one week before his 65th birthday on Friday, November 22, after a variety of illnesses, including a heart attack and kidney problems. He had resigned his position at Cambridge during the summer and was then elected an Honorary Fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge.
Years later, on January 21, 2008, Lewis returned to Rock Hill, the scene of the first beating, and reconciled with Elwin Wilson, who had beaten him 47 years earlier. Wilson died in 2013. The 1961 Freedom Ride was one of the most dramatic events of the civil rights movement.