John Lewis is an American politician and civil rights leader. He is the US representative for Georgia's 5th congressional district serving since 1987. He is the only living "Big Six" ("prominent leaders of the some of the civil rights organizations active during the height of the African- American Civil Rights movement") leader of the American Civil Rights. He was also one of the fellow students who participated in the Freedom Rides, challenging segregation of interstate buses. In addition, he was one of the founding members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Picture: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/John_lewis_official_biopic.jpg
John Lewis is an American politician and civil rights leader. He is the US representative for Georgia's 5th congressional district serving since 1987. He is the only living "Big Six" ("prominent leaders of the some of the civil rights organizations active during the height of the African- American Civil Rights movement") leader of the American Civil Rights. He was also one of the fellow students who participated in the Freedom Rides, challenging segregation of interstate buses. In addition, he was one of the founding members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
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http://johnlewis.house.gov/john-lewis/biography
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lewis_(U.S._politician)