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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 11 December 2024. American civil rights activists of the 1960s "Freedom ride" redirects here. For the Australian Freedom Ride, see Freedom Ride (Australia). For the book, see Freedom Riders: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice. Freedom Riders Part of the Civil Rights Movement Mugshots of Freedom ...
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 Georgia's 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death in 2020.
In August 2018, "Freedom Parkway" was renamed to "John Lewis Freedom Parkway" in honor of U.S. Rep. John Lewis, a longtime (1961 Freedom Riders, 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches) leader of the civil rights movement.
At 23, Lewis was the youngest person who spoke at the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. He was chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee at the time.
At Fisk, Zwerg met John Lewis, who was active in the Civil Rights Movement, and was immediately impressed with the way Lewis handled himself and his commitment to the movement. [1] Lewis was a member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), a student organized Civil Rights activist group focused on nonviolent direct action.
Pages in category "John Lewis" The following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total. ... Freedom Riders; G. Georgia's 5th congressional district; J.
ATLANTA (AP) — Congressman John Lewis, a civil rights icon and the last of the Big Six civil rights activists led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., died Friday at age 80.
John Lewis (1 C, 37 P) Pages in category "Freedom Riders" The following 80 pages are in this category, out of 80 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...