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My Take
John Lewis stands, for me, as a moral compass rather than just a public figure. Born in Troy, Alabama, he put his body on the line in the civil rights movement, beaten yet unbowed, and carried that same conviction into Congress, serving Georgia's 5th district from 1987 until his death in 2020. The Presidential Medal of Freedom and his many honors only confirm what his life already proved. What moves me most is his call to make 'good trouble,' to refuse silence in the face of injustice. People like Lewis are why the world inches toward something better, and I hold his legacy in the highest regard.
Overview
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 from 1987 until his death in 2020.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- John Lewis
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョン・ルイス (ジョージア州の政治家)
- Reading
- じょん・るいす (じょーじあ州の政治家)
- Born
- February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Dragon
- Origin
- Troy, Alabama, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- politician / chairperson / human rights defender
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- American Baptist College
Awards & achievements
- 2011 Presidential Medal of Freedom
- 1999 Wallenberg Medal
- 2001 Profile in Courage Award
- 2002 Spingarn Medal
- Four Freedoms Award – Freedom of Speech
- 1998 Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human Rights
- 1998 Lillian Smith Book Award
- Library of Congress Living Legend
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://johnlewis.house.gov
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/repjohnlewis/
- Xhttps://x.com/repjohnlewis
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AB%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B9%20(%E5%85%AC%E6%B0%91%E6%A8%A9%E9%81%8B%E5%8B%95%E6%B4%BB%E5%8B%95%E5%AE%B6)
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.