John Lewis
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John Robert Lewis was an American civil rights activist and statesman who served in the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death in 202
Official portrait, 2006
Civil rights leaders meet with President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon Johnson after the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, 1963. Lewis is fourth from left.
Leaders of the March on Washington, 1963. Lewis is second from right.
Lewis in 1964
Big Six (American activists)
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The Big Six—Martin Luther King Jr., James Farmer, John Lewis, A. Philip Randolph, Roy Wilkins and Whitney Young—were the leaders of six prominent civil rights organizations who were instrumental in th
John Lewis
…Nashville sit-ins and the Freedom Rides, was the chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) from 1963 to 1966, and was one of the "Big Six" leaders of groups who organized the 1963 March on Washington. Fulfilling many key roles in the civil rights movement and its actions to end legalized…
Martin Luther King Jr. giving his "I Have a Dream" speech, March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, August 28, 1963
James Farmer
Roy Wilkins