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John Lewis

Official portrait, 2006 John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American civil rights activist and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives for from 1987 until his death in 2020. He participated in the 1960 Nashville sit-ins and the Freedom Rides, was the chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) from 1963 to 1966, and was one of the "Big Six" leaders of groups who organized the 1963 March on Washington. Fulfilling many key roles in the civil rights movement and its actions to end legalized racial segregation in the United States, in 1965 Lewis led the first of three Selma to Montgomery marches across the Edmund Pettus Bridge where, in an incident that became known as Bloody Sunday, state troopers and police attacked Lewis and the other marchers.

A member of the Democratic Party, Lewis was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1986 and served 17 terms. The district he represented included most of Atlanta. Due to his length of service, he became the dean of the Georgia congressional delegation. He was one of the leaders of the Democratic Party in the House, serving from 1991 as a chief deputy whip and from 2003 as a senior chief deputy whip. He received many honorary degrees and awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011. Provided by Wikipedia
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    by Lewis, John, 1963-
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    by Stokes, Louis
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    by Lewis, John, 1889-1976
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    by Lewis, John
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    by Lewis, John
    Published 2014
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    by Lewis, John
    Published 2013
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    by Dale, Nell B
    Published 2011
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    by Lewis, John, 1955-2012
    Published 2010
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    by Lewis, John, 1955-2012
    Published 2010
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    by Ohrenstein, Roman A.
    Published 2009
    Other Authors: “…Gordon, Barry (Barry Lewis John)…”
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    by Lewis, John A.
    Published 2009
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    by Ohrenstein, Roman A.
    Published 2009
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    by Lewis, John A.
    Published 2009
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    by Lewis, John S.
    Published 2004
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    Published 2004
    “…Carson, Anna S. Fritz, Elizabeth Lewis, John H. Ramey, David T. Sugiuchi --…”
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    by Hofmann, Steve, 1958-
    Published 2001
    Other Authors: “…Lewis, John L., 1943-…”
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    by Avallone, Eugene A.
    Published 2000
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