John Lewis – American politician and civil rights icon of the 20th–21st centuries, author of March and Walking with the Wind, hero of the Civil Rights Movement. He survived brutal attacks during the Selma “Bloody Sunday” march and became a lifelong symbol of nonviolent resistance. His graphic memoir March reintroduced history to younger audiences.
🕊 As a boy, he preached to the family’s chickens. 🚍 He was a Freedom Rider challenging segregation in buses. 👣 Led the 1965 Selma march across Edmund Pettus Bridge. ⚡ After being beaten by police, he remained committed to nonviolence. 📖 His memoir Walking with the Wind is considered a classic. 📚 The March trilogy won the U.S. National Book Award. 🎤 He stood with Martin Luther King Jr. at the March on Washington. 🏛 Served more than 30 years as a Congressman from Georgia. 🎨 March is taught in schools as a civil rights text. 😅 Funny note: he used to joke that his childhood chickens were his most faithful congregation.