John Lewis

Lewis is the U.S. Representative for Georgia's Fifth Congressional District

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Read an Excerpt From the New John Lewis Graphic Memoir 'Run'

In an excerpt from the new installment of John Lewis' graphic-novel memoir, the late Congressman grapples with a changing civil rights movement

By John Lewis and Andrew Aydin

'We Have to Redeem the Soul of America.' John Lewis on What’s Changed and What Hasn’t Since the March on Washington

John Lewis remembers the 1963 March on Washington, and what came after

By John Lewis

John Lewis: What Made Elijah Cummings a Leader Among Leaders

Elijah Cummings was so human. I think that had a great deal to do with his parents, who were both ministers. I think it’s something they instilled in him: to be kind, to be good,...

By John Lewis

Why Getting Into Trouble is Necessary to Make Change

I’ve seen unbelievable changes during the past 50 or 60 years. When people say, “Nothing has changed,” I feel like saying, “Come and walk in my shoes.” I truly believe that if there is faith...

By John Lewis

John Lewis: The Photo That Influenced Me Most

To celebrate the launch of TIME’s new multimedia project – 100 Photographs: The Most Influential Images of All Time – we asked leaders in a number of fields, from technology to the arts to business,...

By John Lewis

Exclusive Excerpt From John Lewis' Memoir: The Birmingham Church Bombing

"How could our quest for human dignity spawn such evil?"

By John Lewis

An Oral History of Selma and the Struggle for the Voting Rights Act

How the fight for the African American vote was really won

By John Lewis
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