John Lewis

Biography

John Robert Lewis was a pioneering civil rights leader and politician who played a pivotal role in ending legalized racial segregation in the United States. As chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), he was one of the "Big Six" leaders of groups that organized the 1963 March on Washington, a defining moment in the Civil Rights Movement. Lewis served as U.S. Representative for Georgia's 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death in 2020.