- Collection:
- Boyd Lewis Photographs
- Title:
- John Lewis Supporters
- Creator:
- Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
- Date of Original:
- 1977-05
- Subject:
- Political campaigns
Political elections--Georgia
Receptions--Georgia--Atlanta
Girls--1970-1980
African Americans--1970-1980
Clothing and dress--1970-1980
Interiors--Georgia--Atlanta
Hotels--Georgia--Atlanta
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 a young girl and unidentified supporters of Congressional candidate John Lewis (not pictured) 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 101.455.022
ahc101455022.jpg - Metadata URL:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/digital/collection/byd/id/1619
- IIIF manifest:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/iiif/2/byd:1619/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:
-
