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John Lewis

Plate XVII

Civil Rights · Public Service · Democracy

John Lewis

1940 – 2020

Lewis helped establish SNCC, took part in the Freedom Rides, led voter-registration campaigns, and was a major figure in the Selma voting-rights campaign before serving more than 30 years in the U.S. House of Representatives.

  • •Major figure in the Selma voting-rights campaign
  • •Carried movement organising into national legislative office for over 30 years

Class Of 2026

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