Historical Figure
John Lewis
1940 – 2020
Chairman of SNCC (1963–1966). One of the original Freedom Riders. Led the Selma march on Bloody Sunday (March 7, 1965), where he suffered a skull fracture. Served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia (1987–2020).
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Unit 6
Unit 4.5
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