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With which organization was John Lewis most associated with as a leader

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Answered by SmileQueen
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John Robert Lewis (born February 21, 1940) is an American politician and civil rights leader. He is the U.S. Representative forGeorgia's 5th congressional district, serving in his 17th term in the House, having served since 1987, and is the senior member of theGeorgia congressional delegation. His district includes three-quarters 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 is a member of the Democratic Party leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives and has served as a Chief Deputy Whip since 1991 and Senior Chief Deputy Whip since 2003.

Lewis has been awarded many honorary degrees and is the recipient of numerous awards from eminent national and international institutions, including the highest civilian honor of the United States, the

Answered by Anonymous
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John Lewis, in full John Robert Lewis, (born February 21, 1940, near Troy, Alabama, U.S.), American civil rights leader and politician best known for his chairmanship of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and for leading the march that was halted by police violence on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma

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