John Lewis
February 21, 1940 –July 17, 2020
Politician, Civil rights activist
Lived 80 years
- Born in
- Troy, Alabama, United States
- Passed away in
- Atlanta, Georgia, United States
John Lewis was an American civil rights leader and politician. A leader of the 1960s student movement and chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, he helped organize the Selma voting-rights marches and served in the U.S. House of Representatives for Georgia from 1987 until his death.
Source: Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lewis_(civil_rights_leader)