John Lewis
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Virginia Foxx Makes An Elephant Of Herself...Lewis, a member of this House, was beaten on the Edmund Pettus bridge to get that civil rights legislation passed. Tell John Lewis that he wasn't part of getting that legislation passed. I sometimes cannot believe what I hear on this House... In this article: Jesse Helms, Dennis Cardoza, John Lewis, GOP, Virginia Foxx, North Carolina, California, and Civil Rights Act |
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AP Online | 2 days ago
Food banks burdened by high demand in sour economy
...food for an active, healthy life. "Hunger is not just touching the urban homeless, but it is touching the suburban housewife," Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., said. "It is touching the middle class. It is touching our children and seniors." Candy...
In this article: Charles Boustany, Seattle, Recession, Unemployment, and House Ways and Means Committee
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution | 2 days ago
Demand up, supplies down at food banks, Congress hears
...meeting. His group provides funding to the Atlanta food bank and other charities in Georgia and surrounding states. U.S. Rep. John Lewis, an Atlanta Democrat who chaired Thursday's congressional hearing, said the recession has caused...
In this article: Recession, USDA, Georgia, John Linder, and Atlanta
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Washington Monthly | 2 days ago
Foxx's notion of 'revisionist history'
...(D-Calif.), stunned, tried to set Foxx straight, pointing to the role of the Kennedy and Johnson administrations of the 1960s. "John Lewis, a member of this House, was beaten on the Edmund Pettus bridge to get that civil rights legislation...
In this article: Virginia Foxx, Republican Party, Democratic Party, Jesse Helms, Social Security, Civil Rights Act, Dennis Cardoza, Washington, and God
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Q: How did Georgia members of the House of Representatives vote on the health care bill that passed the House?
...vote on the health care bill that passed the House? - Ben Shapiro, Atlanta A: Democratic Reps. Sanford D. Bishop, John Lewis, Hank Johnson and David Scott voted yes to the bill, which passed the House last week in a 220-215...
In this article: House of Representatives, Georgia, E mail, Illinois College of Optometry, American Optometric Association, Georgia Tech, FDA, and Braves
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Who Runs Gov | November 13, 2009
Profiles/John_R._Lewis
...the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Malone, Julia, "Emmett Till Act fulfills promise" Atlanta Journal Constitution, Oct. 10, 2008"Reps. John Lewis, Pryce and Snyder Praise House Passage of Civil Rights Act Coin Bill" April 2, 2008 Lewis has also...
In this article: Barack Obama, Darfur, Atlanta, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, Civil Rights Act, and Civil Rights Act of 1964
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John Lewis and ex-segregationist to get award
Georgia Rep. John Lewis and the white man who attacked him during a civil rights protest in 1961 have been chosen to receive the Common Ground award. Lewis, who is black, and Elwin Wilson will receive the award Thursday at the Canadian...
In this article: All rights reserved, Cholesterol, Rock Hill, Washington, and South Carolina
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John Robert Lewis (born February 21, 1940) is an American politician and was a leader in the American Civil Rights Movement. He was chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and played a key role in the struggle to end segregation. Lewis, a member of the Democratic Party, has represented Georgia's 5th Congressional District (map) in the United States House of Representatives since 1987. The district encompasses almost all of Atlanta.
- Birth Date:
- February 21, 1940
- Birthplace:
- Troy, Alabama
- Religion:
- Baptist
- Spouse:
- Lillian Miles
- Residence:
- Atlanta, Georgia
- University Attended:
- American Baptist Theological Seminary, Fisk University
- Occupation:
- political consultant, civil rights leader
- Political party:
- Democratic
- Represents:
- 5th
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