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Biography of John Lewis
21. Feb 1940 – 17. Jul 2020(80 years)Died in:Atlanta, Fulton County
American politician and civil rights leader
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South-View Cemetery
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Awards(10)
Presidential Medal of FreedomWallenberg MedalProfile in Courage AwardSpingarn MedalFour Freedoms Award – Freedom of SpeechEleanor Roosevelt Award for Human RightsLillian Smith Book AwardLibrary of Congress Living LegendAnisfield-Wolf Book AwardsNational Book Award for Young People's Literature
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John Lewis (* 21. February 1940 in Troy; † 17. July 2020 in Atlanta) was an american politician and civil rights leader. He was 80 years old. He had 1 child. His education included American Baptist College, Fisk University and Pike County Schools. His faith was Baptists. He received 10 awards, including Presidential Medal of Freedom, Wallenberg Medal. His cause of death was pancreatic cancer. He was buried at South-View Cemetery.
Life Events
10 Events1940
Born in Troy, Pike County
1998
Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human Rights
1998
Lillian Smith Book Award
1999
Wallenberg Medal
1999
Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
2001
Profile in Courage Award
2002
Spingarn Medal
2011
Presidential Medal of Freedom
2016
National Book Award for Young People's Literature
2020