Lewis, one of the 13 original Freedom Riders, was beaten and jailed repeatedly during the Civil Rights Movement. He helped organize the 1963 March on Washington, where his friend and mentor, Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. (GRS’55, Hon.’59), delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speec...
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John Lewis, a civil rights juggernaut who spent his life fighting for equality and justice, will be honored with a postage stamp next year, the U.S. Postal Service announced Tuesday. The agency said it sought to celebrate Lewis' legacy and his commitment to preserving civil rights in ...
John Lewis, Civil Rights Leader John Lewis was one of the founding members of theStudent Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). He served as its president from 1963 to 1966 and helped it be one of the leading groups of students fighting for civil rights. For his efforts, by 1963, Lewis...
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John Lewis was more than a congressman and Civil Rights leader; he was an American hero and a moral compass for leaders of all walks of life. The effect he had on the state of Georgia, the South and the nation itself cannot be overstated. In these times of racial tension and unrest, ...
John Lewis, a lion of the civil rights movement whose bloody beating by Alabama state troopers in 1965 helped galvanize opposition to racial segregation, and who went on to a long and celebrated career in Congress, died. He was 80.