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Biography
John Robert Lewis was an American civil rights activist and statesman who served in the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death in 2020.
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Awards & recognition
- Glyph Comics Award — Best Writer · 2017
- Inkpot Award · 2017
- Michael L. Printz Award · 2017
- Walter Dean Myers Award · 2017
- National Book Award — Young People's Literature · 2016
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- Presidential Medal of Freedom · 2011
- Spingarn Medal · 2002
- Profile in Courage Award · 2001
- Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards · 1999
- Wallenberg Medal · 1999
- Eleanor Roosevelt Award — Human Rights · 1998
- Lillian Smith Book Award · 1998
- Four Freedoms Award – Freedom of Speech
- Library of Congress Living Legend
- Sibert Medal
Filmography16 titles
The Obama Years: The Power of Words
2017as Self - Congressman and Civil Rights Advocate
2017as Self - Congressman and Civil Rights Advocate
In Remembrance of Martin
1986as Self
1986as Self
Bobby Kennedy for President
2018as Self
2018as Self
Freedom Riders
2010as Self - Freedom Rider
2010as Self - Freedom Rider
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970as Self (archive footage)
1970as Self (archive footage)
Arthur
1996as John Lewis (voice)
1996as John Lewis (voice)
King In The Wilderness
2018as Self
2018as Self
The Colbert Report
2005
2005
Enslaved
2020as Self
2020as Self
Finding Your Roots
2012as Self
2012as Self
The Soul of America
2020as Self (archive footage)
2020as Self (archive footage)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015as Self - Guest
2015as Self - Guest
The Words That Built America
2017as Self - Reader: The Constitution
2017as Self - Reader: The Constitution
The State of Marriage
2015as Self
2015as Self
John Lewis: Good Trouble
2020as Self
2020as Self
Get In The Way: The Journey of John Lewis
2017as Himself
2017as Himself