John Lewis

Known for ActingBorn 1940-02-21Died 2020-07-17Troy, Alabama, USA

John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American civil rights leader and politician. He was a member of the Democratic Party and was the U.S. Representative for Georgia's 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death. He was also the dean of the Georgia congressional delegation. The district he served includes the northern three-fourths of Atlanta. Lewis, who as chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was one of the "Big Six" leaders of groups who organized the 1963 March on Washington, played many key roles in the civil rights movement and its actions to end legalized racial segregation in the United States. He became a leader of the Democratic Party in the U.S. House of Representatives, serving from 1991 as a Chief Deputy Whip and from 2003 as Senior Chief Deputy Whip. He received many honorary degrees and awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom.Read more

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The Obama Years: The Power of Words

Bobby Kennedy for President

In Remembrance of Martin

Freedom Riders

Children of the Civil Rights

King in the Wilderness

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

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The Colbert Report

Enslaved

The March

The Soul of America

Finding Your Roots

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Words That Built America

The State of Marriage

National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony

With Drawn Arms

Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

John Lewis: Good Trouble

Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story

America's Library

Get In The Way: The Journey of John Lewis

Arc of Justice

Breath of Freedom

Julian and John January 8, 2013

Mikeyboy

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Sit-In

Henry David Thoreau: Surveyor of the Soul