John+Lewis

Name of individual (1 pt) John Lewis

When/where they lived (2 pts) He was born on February 21, 1940 outside Troy, Alabama.

Early life (3-4 sentences) (4 pts) He received a Bachelor of Arts in Religion and Philosophy from Fisk University.He was also a graduate from the American Baptist Theological Seminar in Nashville, TN. Ever since he was young he had a big commitment on the civil rights movement. When he was in school or anywhere he organized many sit in demonstration at segregated lunch counters. In 1961, John volunteered to participate in the Freedom Riders.

What they did to impact the Civil Rights Movement (4-5 sentences) (9 pts) John lewis volunteered to participate in the Freedom Riders. They were organized to challenge segregation at interstate bus terminals across the south. He would be beaten and he risked his life but he didnt care. He would work on making his change at what ever risk until he made that change. They would work through people from people not caring about the angry mobs through buses and trains.

On a scale of 1 (low) to 10 (high), how important do you think this person was to the movement? (Explain your reasoning in 4-5 sentences) (9 pts) I think that that john lewiswas a 6 on the movement because i dont think that what he did was somthing real big like how rosa nd martin luther kings situation were. He was doing his things to help and try to segergate the people. He did do somthing big but it wasnt that important. He became a well known person from the freedom riders.He was a sixth big leader.

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