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John Lewis - Kids | Britannica Kids | Homework Help
John Robert Lewis was born on February 21, 1940, near Troy, Alabama. He grew up on his family’s farm, where his parents were sharecroppers. (Sharecroppers farm a piece of land owned by someone else.)

American politician and civil rights leader (1940–2020)

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John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American civil rights activist and statesman who served in the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 5th congressional district … Wikipedia
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House Democratic Senior Chief Deputy Whip In office
January 3, 2003 – July 17, 2020
Preceded by David Bonior (Chief Deputy Whip)
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House Democratic Senior Chief Deputy Whip In office
January 3, 2003 – July 17, 2020
Preceded by David Bonior (Chief Deputy Whip)
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Wikipedia
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John Lewis - Wikipedia
2 days ago - 978-1-58430-250-6. A biography of John Lewis, one of the "Big Six" leaders who were chairman of activist groups organizing the 1963 March on Washington, focusing on his involvement in Freedom Rides, the March on Washington, and the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in the 1965 Selma to ...
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Amazon
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The Story of John Lewis: An Inspiring Biography for Young Readers (The Story of Biographies): Leslie PhD, Tonya: 9781648766978: Amazon.com: Books
Explore how John went from being a young farm boy to a famous activist, politician, and leader. Independent reading―This John Lewis biography is broken down into short chapters and simple language so kids 6 to 9 can read and learn on their own.
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National Geographic Kids
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January 24, 2023 - His parents were sharecroppers who worked on a farm picking cotton for landowners. As a young boy, Lewis also picked cotton and did other farm duties with his family. It was hard work, but he enjoyed being with the chickens. Lewis wanted to be a pastor, so he would preach to his feathered flock in the chicken coop while tending to the hens and counting their eggs.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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John Lewis | Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts | Britannica
October 27, 2010 - Britannica Kids · Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos · John Lewis · Introduction · Early life and civil rights leadership · Selma March and House of Representatives · Awards, publications, and legacy · References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics · Images · For Students ·
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Britannica Kids
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John Robert Lewis was born on February 21, 1940, near Troy, Alabama. The son of sharecroppers, he attended segregated schools (meaning that Black students could not go to the same schools as white students).
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Explore how John went from being a young farm boy to a famous activist, politician, and leader.Independent reading―This John Lewis biography is broken down into short chapters and simple language so kids 6 to 9 can read and learn on their ...
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Remembering John Lewis: For Kids — a staff-created list from Chicago Public Library | Chicago Public Library | BiblioCommons
Recommended for kids ages 6-10. ... This picture book biography of John Lewis focuses on his boyhood and the role that community and faith played in his development as a leader.
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Amazon
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John Lewis Biography for Kids: Inspiring Story of Marches, Justice, and Standing Up for What’s Right for Young Readers (Bright Future Kids Series): Future Books, Bright: 9798281702294: Amazon.com: Books
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John Lewis facts for kids
In 1965, Lewis became well-known for his important role in the Selma to Montgomery marches. ... John Robert Lewis was born on February 21, 1940, near Troy, Alabama. He was the third of ten children.
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Chicago Public Library
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Remembering John Lewis: For Kids | Chicago Public Library | BiblioCommons
John Lewis spent over 50 years advocating for equal rights. This biography, for kids ages 8-12, follows his journey from civil rights activist all the way to Congress. John Lewis spent over 50 years advocating for equal rights.
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Childhood · John Lewis: A Life Devoted to the Empowerment of African Americans By Patrick Dawkins · GLAM Center for Collaborative Teaching and Learning - Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
Shortly thereafter, when John Patterson, Alabama attorney general, obtained a court order banning the NAACP in Alabama, Lewis protested by becoming a youth member of the organization. His most successful protest though, was being accepted to American Baptist Theological Seminary in Nashville. By going to college, Lewis gave himself the potential for a better life than the South ever intended him to have.
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John Lewis Biography For Curious Kids: Civil Rights Icon and Congressman (Inspiring Stories For Curious Minds): Hayes, Benjamin: 9798333080165: Amazon.com: Books
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The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute
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Lewis, John | The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute
Lewis was first exposed to King ... moment for Lewis who thought of King as a “Moses” of his people; one who used “organized religion and the emotionalism within the Negro church as an instrument, as a vehicle, toward freedom” (Allen, “John Lewis”...
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Story of John Lewis: A Biography Book for Young Readers
Leslie, Tonya This will be one of the first young chapter book biography's about John Lewis that is specifically created for readers ages 6-9-newly independent readers in first and second grades-that relays the historical information through the core curriculum standards of answering Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How. Discover the life of John Lewis―a story for kids ages 6 to 9 about fighting for a better world John Lewis was a civil rights leader and United States congressman who never stopped speaking up for justice, equality, and peace. Before he marched with Martin Luther King Jr. durin
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John Lewis Facts for Kids | KidzSearch.com
Lewis, who as chairman of the Student ... Washington.[1] ... John Lewis was born in 1940 in Troy, Alabama to Eddie Lewis and Willie Mae Lewis (née Carter), who were sharecroppers in Pike County, Alabama.[2][3][4][5] Sharecroppers were ...
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Biography
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John Lewis: Biography, Civil Rights Leader, Congressman
January 12, 2021 - John Robert Lewis was born outside of Troy, Alabama, on February 21, 1940. Lewis had a happy childhood — though he needed to work hard to assist his sharecropper parents — but he chafed against the unfairness of segregation.
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PBS LearningMedia
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John Lewis | Civil Rights Movement | PBS LearningMedia
Raised on a cotton field in rural Alabama, Lewis served on the frontline of the civil rights movement to end systematic racial segregation. From speaking at the March on Washington to enduring severe ...
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National Archives
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John Lewis (February 21, 1940 - July 17, 2020) | National Archives
October 19, 2020 - The youngest of the major Civil Rights leaders of the era, Lewis could have been seen addressing the March on Washington before Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream Speech,” and meeting with President’s Kennedy and Johnson as well as personally facing down threats, arrest, and violence, most famously during the “Bloody Sunday” Selma March in 1965. During the late 1960s through the 1980s, Lewis devoted his time to various community organizing and voter registration efforts in order to secure the legal Civil Rights victories of the 1960s and continue to advocate for civil rights.
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John Lewis: A Life
A comprehensive, authoritative biography of Civil Rights icon John Lewis, "the conscience of the Congress," drawing on interviews with Lewis and approximately 275 others who knew him at various stages of his life, as well as never-before-used FBI files and documents.   Born into poverty in rural Alabama, Lewis would become second only to Martin Luther King, Jr. in his contributions to the Civil Rights Movement. He was a Freedom Rider who helped to integrate bus stations in the South, a leader of the Nashville sit-in movement, the youngest speaker at the 1963 March on Washington, and the chairm
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