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John Lewis and staff person, circa 1973

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View of John Lewis (foreground), head of the Voter Education Project (VEP), with an unidentified staff person in an office in Atlanta, Georgia.John Robert Lewis (1940- ) is a civil rights leader and politician. He served as the chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) during the height of the Civil Rights Movement. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1986, becoming only the second African-American to represent Georgia in Congress since Reconstruction. Lewis continues to serve as the Representative of Georgia's 5th Congressional District.

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Atlanta History Center

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Digital Library of Georgia

Keywords

  1. Activists
  2. African Americans
  3. Atlanta
  4. Civil Rights
  5. Civil Rights Leaders
  6. Civil Rights Movements
  7. Clocks And Watches
  8. Clothing And Dress
  9. Desks
  10. Georgia
  11. Government
  12. Lewis, John, 1940
  13. Offices
  14. Periodicals
  15. Politicians
  16. Politics And Government
  17. Telephones
  18. Voter Education Project (Southern Regional Council)

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