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John Lewis
Troy, Alabama, USA
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 f…
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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.
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2021
Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
TV show Himself
- 2021
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2020
With Drawn Arms
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2020
The Soul of America
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2020
Enslaved
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2020
John Lewis: Good Trouble
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2018
America's Library
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2018
Bobby Kennedy for President
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2018
King in the Wilderness
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2017
The Words That Built America
Movie Self - Reader: The Constitution
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2017
Get In The Way: The Journey of John Lewis
Movie Himself
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2017
The Obama Years: The Power of Words
Movie Self - Congressman and Civil Rights Advocate
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2016
Arc of Justice
Movie Himself
- 2016
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2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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2015
The State of Marriage
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2015
Children of the Civil Rights
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2014
Breath of Freedom
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2013
Mikeyboy
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2013
Julian and John January 8, 2013
Movie Himself
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2012
Finding Your Roots
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2010
Freedom Riders
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2005
The Colbert Report
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1996
Arthur
TV show John Lewis (voice)
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1991
Your vote
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1986
In Remembrance of Martin
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1970
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
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1964
The March
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1960
Sit-In
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1954
Face the Nation
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Henry David Thoreau: Surveyor of the Soul
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