John Lewis, "Big Trouble and the Legacy Fulfilled"

On July 17, 2020 John Lewis, an American statesman who helped organize the March on

Washington for Jobs and Freedom back in 1963 died at the age of 80 years old.  

This activist was the last surviving member of the "Big Six," prominent Americans who led 

organizations that fostered Civil Rights.  

                     

In addition to Lewis, members of this group were Martin Luther King Jr., James Farmer, John 

Lewis, A. Philip Randolph, Roy Wilkins and Whitney Young.

Mr. Lewis is well known for his speech that involves talking about getting into trouble.  USAToday 

stated provided his quote as, "Do not get loss in a sea of despair.  Be hopeful, be optimist, Our struggle 

is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime.  Never, ever be 

afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble."

According to Biography.com, "John Lewis grew up in an era of racial segregation.  Inspired by Martin Luther King Jr., he joined the burgeoning civil rights movement.  Lewis was one of the Freedom Riders, spoke at 1963's March on Washington and led the demonstration that became known as "Bloody Sunday, in Selma, Alabama on March 7, 1965. Representing Georgia's 5th District, he was elected to Congress in 1986, holding this office until his death.  He was honored with the John F. Kennedy Library's Profile in Courage Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2001 and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011."

Click here to see the website, Heavy, 5 Facts You Need to Know - John Lewis:

Below are some videos based on the John Lewis' legacy

The Freedom Riders

John Lewis Tribute

Rep John Lewis' Speech at March on Washington 

Watch: John Lewis' Coffin Makes Final Selma Bridge Crossing

Criminal Justice, History, Law & Legal Studies, and Political Science majors at CHC will find many resources to learn more about John Lewis.  You can gather them all from Logue Library to complete an interesting research paper!

Logue Library has pages dedicated to each major at CHC.  Below are links to pages related to this blog's topic: Criminal Justice, History, Law & Legal Studies and Political Science.

Search  "Freedom Riders," in Logue's resources and you will get the following results:

EBSCO database - retrieve over 6100 results in articles from journals or other news sources.

Books in the Catalog - over 470 results including  20 eBooks and 14 print books.

Logue Library has content pages that have topics related to History, Politics, Civil Rights and Women's Rights.  Click on the link below to access the following pages:

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