- Collection:
- Boyd Lewis Photographs
- Title:
- John Lewis
- Creator:
- Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
- Date of Original:
- 1977-05
- Subject:
- African Americans--1970-1980
Politicians--Georgia
Political campaigns
Receptions--Georgia--Atlanta
Eating and drinking--Georgia--Atlanta
Civil rights leaders--Georgia--Atlanta
Political elections--Georgia
Lewis, John, 1940-
Hyatt Regency Hotel (Atlanta, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of Congressional candidate John Lewis (second from left) surrounded by supporters at a campaign reception at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia.
John Robert Lewis (1940- ) is a civil rights leader and politician. He served as the chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) during the height of the Civil Rights Movement. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1986, becoming only the second African-American to represent Georgia in Congress since Reconstruction. Lewis continues to serve as the Representative of Georgia's 5th Congressional District. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 101.455.011
ahc101455011.jpg - Metadata URL:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/digital/collection/byd/id/1609
- IIIF manifest:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/iiif/2/byd:1609/manifest.json
- Extent:
- 35 mm color transparency
- Original Collection:
- MSS 602, Boyd Lewis Papers, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center
- Contributing Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
