John Lewis

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  • Date of Birth

    Date of Birth
    John Lewis was born on February 21, 1940 in Troy, Alabama, he was one of 10 children.
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    John Lewis Facts

    1. John Lewis was arrested 40 times during the civil right movement
    2. John was born into a family with 10 children.
    3. John had is skull fractured during a march
    4. John was the Director of the Voter Education Project for 7 years!
    5. John was a baptist Protestant Christian.

  • Childhood

    Childhood
    Not much is know about John's childhood except that he was born into a family of 10
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    Civil Rights Arrests

    On John Lewis's own count, he was arrested more than 40 times during civil rights movement.

  • Organizing NAshvile

    Organizing NAshvile
    John Lewis organized student sit-in demonstrations in the Nashville area.

  • Freedom Rider

    Freedom Rider
    In May of 1961 John Lewis became a freedom rider.

  • Attending College

    Attending College
    John lewis attended American Baptist College in 1961

  • Chairman

    Chairman
    Became chairman of the students nonviolent coordinating committee in 1963.

  • University

    University
    John Lewis attended Fisk University in 1963

  • March on Washington

    March on Washington
    Was a key speaker in the march on washington August 28, 1963

  • Selma March

    Selma March
    John helped organize a voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, and is among 600 demonstrators attacked by police.

  • Skull Fracture

    Skull Fracture
    Lewis' skull was fractured in 1965 during an attempted voting rights march from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama.

  • Leaving Chairman

    Leaving Chairman
    In 1966 John Lewis left the nonviolent coordinating committee

  • Co Founding The Southern Coordinating Committee

    Co Founding The Southern Coordinating Committee
    John Lewis Co founded the Southern Coordinating Committee in 1966.

  • Field Foundation

    Field Foundation
    John Lewis was an associate director of the Field Foundation for a year.

  • Southern Regional Council

    Southern Regional Council
    John became a community organization director for the Southern Regional Council in 1967

  • Marriage

    Marriage
    In 1968 John Lewis married Lillian Miles on December 21, 1968.

  • Voter Education Project.

    Voter Education Project.
    John Lewis became Director of the Voter Education Project for 7 years!

  • Joining The Atlanta Council

    Joining The Atlanta Council
    John Lewis started serving the Atlanta City Council in 1980.

  • Leaving the Atlanta Council

    Leaving the Atlanta Council
    John Lewis left the Atlanta city council in 1982.

  • House of Represenetives

    House of Represenetives
    John Lewis served in the Us house of representatives in 1987 to present day.

  • Walking With the Wind

    Walking With the Wind
    John Lewis published his book Walking With the Wind in 1988

  • Fathers Death

    Fathers Death
    John Lewis's father Eddie Lewis died on November 30, 2006.

  • Sudan Arrest

    Sudan Arrest
    Arrested outside the Embassy of Sudan, where he is protesting the obstruction of aid to refugees in Darfur.

  • Medal of Freedom

    Medal of Freedom
    John Lewis was awarded the medal of freedom by Barrack Obama in February 15, 2011

  • Wife's Death

    Wife's Death
    John Lewis's wife died in 2012 to natural causes.

  • Mother's Death

    Mother's Death
    John Lewis's mother died on March 28, 2015

  • Present Day

    Present Day
    John is still serving as a georgia representative in the US House of Representatives.