- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- John Lewis
- Date of Original:
- 1961
- Subject:
- Civil rights workers--Tennessee--Nashville
African American civil rights workers--Tennessee--Nashville
College students--Tennessee--Nashville
African American college students--Tennessee--Nashville
Men--Tennessee--Nashville
African American men--Tennessee--Nashville
Student government--Tennessee--Nashville
American Baptist Theological Seminary - People:
- Lewis, John, 1940-2020
- Location:
- United States, Tennessee, Davidson County, Nashville, 36.16589, -86.78444
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- John Lewis got his first taste of politics as president of the student body at American Baptist Theological Seminary in 1961.
Photograph of a young John Lewis standing at a podium giving a speech. Lewis got his first taste of politics as president of the student body at American Baptist Theological Seminary in 1961. Lewis was elected chair of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1963 and served until 1966. He has represented Georgia in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1987. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/john-lewis-1940-2020/m-3543/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of The Lamp, American Baptist Theological Seminary
- 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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