John Lewis

John Lewis was NOT known for

• being president of the SCLC

• being president of SNCC

• speaking at the March on Washington

• leading a march in Selma, AL

At age 25, John Lewis led 600 people on a civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965.

• True

• False

At age 23, John Lewis spoke at the March on Washington in 1963, just before Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech that day.

• True

• False

Lewis was arrested 40 times in the 1960s while protesting for civil rights.

• True

• False

The Albany Movement was led by

• John Lewis

• Martin Luther King

• Andrew Young

• William B. Hartsfield

John Lewis founded (started)

• SNCC Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee

• SNAP Student Need a Party

• SCV Student Civil Vigilante

John Lewis was a prominent figure in which movement?

• Civil Rights Movement

• Women's Suffrage Movement

• Environmental Movement

• Labor Movement

Which event is John Lewis famously associated with?

• The March on Washington

• The Boston Tea Party

• The Signing of the Declaration of Independence

• The Louisiana Purchase

John Lewis served as a U.S. Representative for which state?

• Georgia

• Alabama

• Mississippi

• Tennessee

Which award did John Lewis receive in 2011?

• Presidential Medal of Freedom

• Nobel Peace Prize

• Pulitzer Prize

• Grammy Award