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John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American civil rights activist and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death in 2020.
John Lewis: A Life is a biographical account of the former United States Congressman, the late John Lewis. This book was written by David Greenberg and published in October 2024 by Simon & Schuster. [1] [2] [3]
I just wanted to meet Georgia congressman John R. Lewis. He meant so much to the Civil Rights movements that I just had to say hello. I was in Washington D.C., last November to visit the now ...
In 2007, Aydin began working for Georgia congressman John Lewis. In the summer of 2008, while on Rep. Lewis' reelection campaign, Aydin learned that Lewis had been inspired as a young man by a classic 1950s comic book, Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story. They discussed the impact that comic books can have on young readers and soon ...
John Lewis, a U.S. congressman and civil rights icon who was one of the giants in the historic struggle for equal rights in America, died Friday at age 80. Lewis’ death was reported by the ...
John Lewis, a civil rights activist who went on to a long and celebrated career in Congress, has died. He was 80.
A statue honoring civil rights hero and US Congressman John Lewis was unveiled Saturday outside of Atlanta, replacing a Confederate monument that had stood there for more than a century.
Lewis became a U.S. congressman for Georgia's 5th congressional district in 1987. [3] [4] While working on his 2008 reelection campaign, Lewis told his telecommunications and technology policy aide, Andrew Aydin, about The Montgomery Story and its influence.