John Lewis

1940-02-21 - 2020-07-17 Contemporaries

John Lewis (1940–2020) was an American civil rights activist and politician. He chaired the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee from 1963 to 1966, helped organize the 1963 March on Washington, and led the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives for Georgia's 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death in 2020.