Pilgrimage: John Lewis and the Civil Rights Movement: Directed by David Kuhn. With Juanita Abernathy, Jonathan Capehart, Michael Collins, Bettie Mae Fikes.
Is The Civil Rights Movement Really Dead: The Social Philosophy of Congressman John LewisThe path from rural Pike County, Alabama to the floor of the nation's Capitol was one litters with hatred, bigotry, and injustice for John Lewis; however, it was this true American hero who helped pave...
CongressmanJohn Lewis, a giant in the civil rights movement,diedon Friday, following a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 80. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi confirmed Lewis’ death in a statement. “It is with inconsolable grief and enduring sadness that we announce the passing of U.S...
Rep. John Lewis, lion of Civil Rights Movement, dies at 80 "Even in the face of hatred and violence, as well as some 45 arrests, Lewis remained resolute in his commitment to what he liked to call 'good trouble,'" the agency said. Lewis' bloody beating by Alabama state troopers in Se...
President Robert A. Brown presented Lewis with a Doctor of Laws, saying, “You stand before us as an icon of the Civil Rights Movement, but also as a reminder that the fight for justice is never easy and it is never over. In your courage, we find the inspiration to carry on that fi...
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JOHN LEWIS was Georgia’s Fifth Congressional District Representative and an American icon widely known for his role in the Civil Rights Movement. As a student at American Baptist Theological Seminary in 1959, John Lewis organized sit-in demonstrations at segregated lunch counters in Nashville, Tennes...
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
Before he was a U.S. Congressman, John Lewis was one of the pioneers of the Civil Rights Movement. Lewis reflects on his life of activism and his friendship with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and offers wisdom for the ongoing fight for justice and equality....
“I see so much hope, so much of our future in this new movement,” Lewis told me, still standing on that bridge in Selma. “I say to the young people and young leaders, just give it all you got,” Lewis advised today’s student protesters. “Do not get weary. Be hop...