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  2. www.cnn.com › politics › live-newsLive updates: John Lewis' funeral - CNN

    Jul 30, 2020 · Rep. John Lewis' funeral is being held in Atlanta today, and Former President Barack Obama will deliver a eulogy. Follow here for the latest.

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  3. www.britannica.com › biography › John-Lewis-AmericanJohn Lewis | Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts | Britannica

    May 3, 2024 · John Lewis, American civil rights leader and politician best known for his chairmanship of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and for leading the landmark Selma March in 1965. In 1986 he began representing a Georgia district that includes Atlanta in the U.S. House of Representatives.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › John_LewisJohn Lewis - Wikipedia

    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.

  5. www.cnn.com › us › live-newsFast facts about John Lewis - CNN

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    Birth date:February 21, 1940 Birth place:Troy, Alabama Birth name:John Robert Lewis Father: Eddie Lewis, sharecropper Mother: Willie Mae (Carter) Lewis Marriage:Lillian Miles Lewis (December 21, 1968-December 31, 2012, her death) Children:John Miles Education: American Baptist Theological Seminary, B.A., 1961; Fisk University, B.A., 1967 Religion: ...

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    Lewis' skull was fractured in 1965 during an attempted voting rights march from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery, Alabama. By his own count, Lewis was arrested more than 40 times during his days of civil rights activis.

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    1959-1960: Organizes student sit-in demonstrations in the Nashville area. May 1961: Volunteers as a Freedom Rider, challenging bus and rail segregation laws. 1963-1966: Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. August 28, 1963: Keynote speaker at the March on Washington. March 7, 1965:Helps organize a voting rights march from Selma...

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  6. www.nytimes.com › 2020/07/17 › usJohn Lewis, Towering Figure of Civil Rights Era, Dies at 80

    Jul 17, 2020 · John Lewis, Towering Figure of Civil Rights Era, Dies at 80. Images of his beating at Selma shocked the nation and led to swift passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. He was later called the ...

  7. www.biography.com › political-figures › john-lewisJohn Lewis: Biography, Civil Rights Leader, Congressman

    Apr 3, 2014 · Learn about the life and legacy of John Lewis, one of the "Big Six" leaders of the civil rights movement in the 1960s and a longtime U.S. representative from Georgia. Explore his achievements, challenges and controversies in his fight for racial justice and voting rights.

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