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Jan 22, 2021 · Few individuals in the history of the American civil rights movement cast as long a shadow as Representative John Lewis (1940–2020). Born in rural Alabama as the son of sharecroppers, Lewis first gained fame (at least in his hometown newspaper) by preaching a sermon at his family church before even turning 16.
The legendary John Lewis was one of the original 13 Freedom Riders, a founding member and Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, the only one of the “Big Six” civil rights leaders who organized the 1964 March on Washington still living, a 17 term congressional leader, and one of only two Lifetime Achievement recipients ...
Sep 10, 2024 · John Lewis (born February 21, 1940, near Troy, Alabama, U.S.—died July 17, 2020, Atlanta, Georgia) was an American civil rights leader and politician best known for his chairmanship of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and for leading the march that was halted by police violence on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, in 1965, a landmark event in the history of the ...
Congressman John Lewis will receive the ABA’s Thurgood Marshall Award honoring those who help advance civil liberties and human rights. “I am deeply honored to be the only nonlawyer to receive the Thurgood Marshall Award at the American Bar Association dinner,” Lewis said. “To receive an award named after one of our greatest lawyers and ...
John Lewis. John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American politician and civil rights activist who served in the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death in 2020. He participated in the 1960 Nashville sit-ins and the Freedom Rides, was the chairman of the ...
Jul 18, 2020 · Updated at 5:38 p.m. ET on July 18, 2020. John Lewis believed in the American project and wanted to perfect it.. On August 28, 1963, Lewis stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial before ...
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Apr 3, 2014 · John Lewis grew up in an era of racial segregation. Inspired by Martin Luther King Jr., he joined the burgeoning civil rights movement. Lewis was a Freedom Rider, spoke at 1963's March on ...
