Awards & Winners

John Lewis

Date of Birth 21-February-1940
Place of Birth Troy
(Pike County, Alabama, United States of America)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as John Robert Lewis, Rep. John Lewis, Congressman John Lewis, Rep. John Lewis 2012
Profession Politician, Writer
John Robert Lewis is an American politician and civil rights leader. He is the U.S. Representative for Georgia's 5th congressional district, serving since 1987, and is the dean of the Georgia congressional delegation. The district includes the northern three-quarters of Atlanta. Lewis is the only living "Big Six" leader of the American Civil Rights Movement, having been the chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, playing a key role in the struggle to end legalized racial discrimination and segregation. A member of the Democratic Party, Lewis is a member of the Democratic leadership of the House of Representatives and has served in the Whip organization since shortly after his first election to the U.S. Congress. He is Senior Chief Deputy Whip, leading an organization of chief deputy whips and serves as the primary assistant to the Democratic Whip. He has held this position since 1991.

Awards by John Lewis

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2013


NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work - Biography / Auto-biography
Honored for : Across That Bridge: Life Lessons and a Vision for Change

Nominations 2013 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work - Biography / Auto-biography Across That Bridge: Life Lessons and a Vision for Change

1999


Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
Honored for : Walking With the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement