John Lewis was one of the many Civil Rights leader that was extremely influential during the 1960’s. Lewis was born February 21, 1940 in Troy, Alabama. He became very interested in color equality at a young age and it wasn’t until a trip to New York where he saw whites and blacks working together that he believed that his dream equality could actually be possible. He followed Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. on the radio and actually met Parks when he was 17 and MLK the next year.
Lewis became very influential to the younger generations because he was the youngest member of the Big Six civil rights leaders during the most tumultuous years of the Civil Rights Movement. Lewis also went through several attacks, and was arrested for trying
Lewis became very influential to the younger generations because he was the youngest member of the Big Six civil rights leaders during the most tumultuous years of the Civil Rights Movement. Lewis also went through several attacks, and was arrested for trying