- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- John Lewis
- Date of Original:
- 1940/2020
- Subject:
- Civil rights workers--Washington (D.C.)
African American civil rights workers--Washington (D.C.)
Legislators--United States
African American legislators--Washington (D.C.)
Politicians--Washington (D.C.)
African American politicians--Washington (D.C.)
Domes--Washington (D.C.)
Public buildings--Washington (D.C.)
Buildings--Washington (D.C.)
Men--Washington (D.C.)
African American men--Washington (D.C.)
United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
Washington (D.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc. - People:
- Lewis, John, 1940-2020
- Location:
- United States, District of Columbia, Washington, 38.89511, -77.03637
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- A preeminent leader of the modern American civil rights movement, John Lewis led the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in the mid-1960s. He has been a U.S. congressman since 1987.
Photograph of United States congressman John Lewis. Standing outside, he faces forward and smiles. The dome of the United States Capitol rises behind him. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/john-lewis-1940-2020/m-3542/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of United States House of Representatives
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/john-lewis-b-1940
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Contributing Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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