civil rights activist John Lewis, including his involvement in student-led, nonviolent sit-in protests at segregated lunch counters, his leadership of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) student-led protest group, and his role in the March on Washington for Jobs an...
John Lewis was an 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 was elected to a Georgia district that includes At
John Lewiswas a civil rights leader, activist, and congressman admired for his courage and unwavering fight for justice. As a young man, Lewis was inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. so much that he decided to join the fight for civil rights and voting rights. Instead of engaging in ...
Lewis, a civil rights activist and long-tenured United States congressman, died on July 17. Former President Barack Obama delivered a powerful eulogy at the funeral service for the late congressman and renowned civil rights leader John Lewis on Thursday, remembering the inspirational ...
Civil rights demonstrators, led by Dr Martin Luther King (5th R), civil rights activist Ralph Abernathy (5th L), John Lewis (3rd L) and other civil and religious leaders, made their way from Selma to Montgomery on March 22, 1965, in Alabama. The Selma-to-Montgomery marches represented ...
Former presidents, colleagues and old friends came together tohonor Congressman John Lewisat his funeral in Atlanta on Thursday. Civil rights activist Xernona Clayton delivered some of the most personal remarks — describing Lewis as a devoted husband and father, and sharing the story of h...
John Lewis was a civil rights icon who dedicated his life to advancing Black rights in the United States. He was one of the founders of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, leading lunch-counter sit-ins in the Jim Crow South, one of the 13 original Freedom Riders who challenged seg...
Georgia congressman and civil rights activist John Lewis was a guest speaker at Apple's headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., on Tuesday, where he touted his new graphic novel and talked one-on-one with CEO Tim Cook in a closed door meeting. ...
One of the "Big Six" leaders of the civil rights movement in the 1960s, John Lewis continued to fight for people's rights since joining Congress in 1987.