- Collection:
- Boyd Lewis Photographs
- Title:
- Voter Mobilization Tour
- Creator:
- Lewis, Boyd, 1944-2023
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center
- Date of Original:
- 1972-03-29
- Subject:
- Voter registration--Tennessee--Jackson
Voting--Tennessee--Jackson
African Americans--1970-1980
Politicians--Tennessee--Jackson
Civil rights leaders--Tennessee--Jackson
Political participation--Tennessee--Jackson
Church buildings--Tennessee--Jackson
Crowds--Tennessee--Jackson
Public speaking--Tennessee--Jackson
Voter Education Project (Southern Regional Council)
St. Paul C.M.E. Church (Jackson, Tenn.) - People:
- Lewis, John, 1940-2020
- Location:
- United States, Tennessee, Madison County, Jackson, 35.61452, -88.81395
- Medium:
- black-and-white negatives
- Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of John Lewis, director of the Voter Education Project (VEP), speaking to a crowd at St. Paul C.M.E. Church in Jackson, Tennessee.
John Robert Lewis (1940-2020) was a civil rights leader and politician. He served as the chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) from 1963 to 1966 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 served as the Representative of Georgia's 5th Congressional District until his passing in 2020. - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/byd/id/5068
- Additional Rights Information:
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- Original Collection:
- Boyd Lewis photographs||MSS 1118, Southwind recordings, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center
- Contributing Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
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