Name
John Lewis
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1940-02-21
Deathday
2020-07-17 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
Troy, Alabama, USA
Biography
John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American civil rights leader and politician. He was a member of the Democratic Party and was the U.S. Representative for Georgia's 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death. He was also the dean of the Georgia congressional delegation. The district he served includes the northern three-fourths of Atlanta.
Lewis, who as chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was one of the "Big Six" leaders of groups who organized the 1963 March on Washington, played many key roles in the civil rights movement and its actions to end legalized racial segregation in the United States. He became a leader of the Democratic Party in the U.S. House of Representatives, serving from 1991 as a Chief Deputy Whip and from 2003 as Senior Chief Deputy Whip. He received many honorary degrees and awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Known For
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A chronicle of the final chapters of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life, revealing a conf...
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- 2013 Mikeyboy as Steve (IRA Agent)
- 2018 America's Library as Self
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- 1991 Your vote as Self
- 2015 The State of Marriage as Self
- 2017 Get In The Way: The Journey of John Lewis as Himself
- 2016 National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony as Self
- 1986 In Remembrance of Martin as Self
- 2020 John Lewis: Good Trouble as Self
- 2014 Breath of Freedom as Himself
- 2016 Arc of Justice as Himself
- 2020 The Soul of America as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 With Drawn Arms as Self
- 2017 The Words That Built America as Self - Reader: The Constitution
- 1960 Sit-In as Self
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- 2015 Children of the Civil Rights as Self
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- 2006 Never Lose Sight of Freedom
- 2005 The Colbert Report ( 1 episode )
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- 2021 Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union ( 1 episode ) as Himself
- 1996 Arthur ( 1 episode ) as John Lewis (voice)
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- 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
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