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← Heroes & change makers

1940–2020

John Lewis

Freedom Rider, congressman, conscience of the movement

Lewis chaired SNCC, helped lead the Selma march where he was beaten on Bloody Sunday, and served decades in Congress championing voting rights and reconciliation.

Biography

His philosophy of 'good trouble' linked moral witness to legislative persistence across generations of struggle.