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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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