February 21, 1940 John Robert Lewis, civil rights leader and politician, was born in Troy, Alabama. Lewis earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in theology from the American Baptist Theological Seminary in 1961 and another Bachelor of Arts degree in religion and philosophy from Fisk University in 1963.
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John Robert Lewis – February 21st in African American History
By Chimsima Zuhri on February 21, 2014 in African American History, Civil Rights, February, Politics
Tags: February 21, Fisk University, House of Representatives, NAACP, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Spingarn Medal, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
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