John

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John Lewis was a prominent American civil rights leader and long-serving U.S. Congressman known for his key role in the struggle for racial equality.

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instanceOf civil rights activist ⓘ
human ⓘ
member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ
politician ⓘ
advocatedFor nonviolent protest ⓘ
racial equality ⓘ
voting rights ⓘ
awardReceived John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award ⓘ
Presidential Medal of Freedom ⓘ
Spingarn Medal ⓘ
burialPlace South-View Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia, United States ⓘ
causeOfDeath pancreatic cancer ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1940-02-21 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2020-07-17 ⓘ
educatedAt American Baptist Theological Seminary ⓘ
Fisk University ⓘ
endTime 1966 ⓘ
2020-07-17 ⓘ
ethnicGroup African American ⓘ
linked to: Black Americans
familyName Lewis ⓘ
genre autobiography ⓘ
givenName John ⓘ
hasHonorificPrefix The Honorable ⓘ
knownFor leadership in the civil rights movement ⓘ
long service in the U.S. Congress ⓘ
nonviolent activism ⓘ
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Democratic Party
movement American civil rights movement ⓘ
notableWork March (graphic novel trilogy) ⓘ
linked to: March: Book One

Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement ⓘ
occupation author ⓘ
civil rights leader ⓘ
politician ⓘ
participantIn 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom ⓘ
Bloody Sunday (1965) ⓘ
Freedom Rides ⓘ
Selma to Montgomery marches ⓘ
placeOfBirth Troy, Alabama, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Atlanta, Georgia, United States ⓘ
linked to: Atlanta
positionHeld Chair of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee ⓘ
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 5th congressional district ⓘ
religion Baptist ⓘ
residence Atlanta, Georgia, United States ⓘ
linked to: Atlanta
sexOrGender male ⓘ
startTime 1963 ⓘ
1987-01-03 ⓘ
workLocation Washington, D.C., United States ⓘ
linked to: Washington, D.C.

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John Lewis → givenName → John ⓘ
John Lewis → givenName → John ⓘ
subject linked to: John