
John Lewis
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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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King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970)
as Self (archive footage)

Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story (2021)
as Self

The Words That Built America (2017)
as Self - Reader: The Constitution

National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony (2016)
as Self

The March (1964)
as Self

Henry David Thoreau: Surveyor of the Soul (—)
as Self

John Lewis: Good Trouble (2020)
as Self

King in the Wilderness (2018)
as Self

The State of Marriage (2015)
as Self
Children of the Civil Rights (2015)
as Self

The Soul of America (2020)
as Self (archive footage)

Freedom Riders (2010)
as Self - Freedom Rider

With Drawn Arms (2020)
as Self

In Remembrance of Martin (1986)
as Self

Mikeyboy (2013)
as Steve (IRA Agent)

Sit-In (1960)
as Self

The Obama Years: The Power of Words (2017)
as Self - Congressman and Civil Rights Advocate

Breath of Freedom (2014)
as Himself

America's Library (2018)
as Self

Get In The Way: The Journey of John Lewis (2017)
as Himself

Arc of Justice (2016)
as Himself
Julian and John January 8, 2013 (2013)
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Your vote (1991)
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