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Birth

John Lewis was born to Eddie and Willie Mae Lewis on February 21, 1940 in Troy, Alabama.

Family

John Lewis had six siblings (Adolph, Grant, John-Miles, Edward, William, and Ethel Lewis). John’s father was a sharecropper, his mother was a Stay-at-Home mom and both were strongly rooted into religion. Education

John Lewis began his education as the first to graduate high school in his family. After his high school education he attended the American Baptist Theological Seminary to fulfill his dream of becoming a pastor. Lewis also attended Fisk University, but, unfortunately dropped out because of the Civil Rights Movement. Eventually, Lewis did return to Fisk University and received his B.A. in Religion and Philosophy.

Accomplishments, Awards,

and Recognition

John Lewis: “one of the most courageous persons in the Civil Rights Movement

Figure 3. John Lewis’s book MARCH

Figure 4. Representative John Lewis

References

John Lewis received multiple awards from national and international institutions such as, the highest civilian honor granted by President Barack Obama, the Martin Luther King Jr. Non-Violent Peace Prize, the only John F. Kennedy “Profile in Courage Award” for Lifetime Achievement ever given by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation and many more.

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Not only did Lewis’s actions receive awards but his writing did as well. John awarded with the #1 New York Times bestselling graphic novel memoir trilogy, MARCH. Book One of MARCH received an ALA Notable Children’s Book designation, a 2014 American Library Association (ALA) Coretta Scott King Book Award Author Honor, and also named one of the best books of 2013 by The Washington Post, Boston Globe, USA Today, Publishers Weekly and many more.

Early Life Lewis’s leadership personality obtained him positions as Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), Director of the Voter Education Project (VEP), U.S. Representative of Georgia’s Fifth Congressional District. He serves as the Democratic Party Senior Chief Deputy Whip in the House, member of the House Ways and Means Committee, and a ranking member of its subcommittees on Income Security and Family Support an on Oversight.

Career

•Accomplishments, Awards and Recognition

•Personal LifeI.Marriage/Family InvolvementII.ChildrenIII.Personal Hobbies

Goals

John Lewis’s main goal was to have justice for the African American People. Also with hearing all of Martin Luther King Jr.’s sermons on the radio, John Lewis aspired to be a minister and follow in Dr. King’s footsteps.

Challenges

John Lewis faced his biggest challenge finding a way to get equal civil rights for African American citizens living in the United States.

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Figure 2. John Lewis receiving civilian honor

Including Lewis’s numerous national and international awards, he has received over 50 honorary degrees from distinguished colleges and universities in the United States such as, Howard University, Morehouse College, Harvard University, Princeton University and many more leading colleges and universities.

Achievements

John Lewis’s greatest achievement was getting equal voting rights for African American citizens in the United States after years of fighting.

Figure 1. John Lewis begin thrown in jail

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