John Lewis, born February 21, 1940, in Pike County, Alabama was an American Civil Rights Leader and politician.Lewis, the son ...

Birth name: Andrew Jackson Young Jr. Father: Andrew Jackson Young, dentist Mother: Daisy (Fuller) Young, teacher Marriages: Carolyn (McClain) Young (April 15, 1996-present); Jean (Childs) Young (June ...

Born in 1929 in Atlanta, Dr. Martin Luther ... just age 35, King became the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Another Georgian who was key in the movement was John Lewis.

He led more than 600 peaceful protestors across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma to march for voting rights. The group was attacked by Alabama State Troopers in what would be known as "Bloody Sunday.

Many of the people who advise me to emulate King oppose diversity, equity and inclusion — the principles King championed and ...

20 marked the inauguration of our nation’s next president and the commemoration of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s enduring ... the passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement ...

The month usually includes programs and films featuring Martin Luther King Jr. and other notable civil rights leaders, like Rosa Parks or John Lewis, emphasizing the movement's non-violent ...

Dr. Marveta Ryan-Sams, coordinator of the Pan-African Studies Program, was in attendance of the Lunch and Learn. The ...

John Lewis was born to sharecroppers in Troy, Alabama, in 1940.He would listen to the broadcasts of Martin Luther King Jr. as ...

Jubilee is more than a time for reflection—it is a platform to reimagine Selma as a destination for tourism, education, and economic revitalization.