Rep. John Lewis

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:awards gptkb:NAACP_Spingarn_Medal
gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
Martin Luther King Jr. Nonviolent Peace Prize
gptkbp:biography Across That Bridge
Walking with the Wind
Carry On: Reflections for a New Generation
gptkbp:birth_date 1940-02-21
gptkbp:birth_place Troy, Alabama, USA
gptkbp:children gptkb:John-Miles_Lewis
gptkbp:death_date 2020-07-17
gptkbp:district gptkb:Georgia's_5th_congressional_district
gptkbp:education gptkb:Fisk_University
gptkb:American_Baptist_College
gptkbp:famous_quote “ Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble.”
“ The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have.”
“ If you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have to speak up.”
“ We are one people, one family, the human family.”
“ You must find a way to get in the way.”
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:John_Robert_Lewis
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rep. John Lewis
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:President_Barack_Obama
gptkb:Kamala_Harris
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:John_F._Kennedy
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkb:Rosa_Parks
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Selma_to_Montgomery_marches
gptkb:March_on_Washington
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:legacy Advocate for social justice
Civil Rights icon
Advocate for voting rights
Advocate for nonviolence
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkb:U._S._Representative
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:resigned gptkb:House_of_Representatives
gptkbp:resting_place South-View Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:House_of_Representatives
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lynda_Johnson
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Moral_March_on_Washington
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5