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John Lewis

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American b. 21 February 1940, Troy, Alabama[1,2] d. 17 July 2020, Atlanta[3,4,5] active 1965–2020

John Lewis was a prominent American civil rights leader and politician. He was one of the 'Big Six' leaders of the civil rights movement in the 1960s, known for leading the Selma March in 1965 and participating in the Freedom Rides. In 1986, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, where he served until his death in 2020. He is remembered as a champion for human rights and racial equality.[1,2,3,4,5,6,7]

  • civil rights
  • nonviolence
  • legislation
  • racial equality

Books

  1. Hilton Als, Leon F. Litwack Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography in America 1805
    Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography in America
    Hilton Als, Leon F. Litwack
    €43.00

Works by John Lewis

  • 2000 Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography in America Twin Palms Publishers · book · English · ISBN 944092691 Additional text by John Lewis.

References

  1. John Lewis | Civil Rights, Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts link
  2. John Lewis: Biography, Civil Rights Leader, Congressman link
  3. John Lewis - Wikipedia link
  4. John Lewis (homme politique) - Wikipédia link
  5. Representative John Lewis (1940 - 2020) link
  6. The Honorable John Lewis's Biography link
  7. John Lewis link