- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- John Lewis (b. 1940)
- Creator:
- Moye, J. Todd
- Date of Original:
- 2004-07-26
- Subject:
- African American civil rights workers--Georgia
Legislators--United States
African American political activists--Georgia
African Americans--Politics and government - People:
- Lewis, John, 1940-2020
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about John Lewis, a preeminent leader of the modern American civil rights movement. He has represented the Fifth Congressional District of Georgia in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1987. Lewis attended the American Baptist Theological Seminary and Fisk University, both in Nashville, Tennessee. Lewis was a participant in the 1961 Freedom Ride. He was chair of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) from 1963 until 1966 and was one of the speakers at the August 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Lewis was also executive director of the Southern Regional Council's Voter Education Project and the associate director of ACTION, the federal agency for volunteer service. Lewis also served on the Atlanta City Council.
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GSE identifier: SS2H1, SS8H11 - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/john-lewis-1940-2020/
- Rights Holder:
- If you wish to use content from the NGE site for commercial use, publication, or any purpose other than fair use as defined by law, you must request and receive written permission from the NGE. Such requests may be directed to: Permissions/NGE, University of Georgia Press, 330 Research Drive, Athens, GA 30602.
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "John Lewis (b. 1940)," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Contributing Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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