John Lewis was a Black American civil rights activist and one of the original Big Six leaders of the nonviolent movement along with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
He said his hero was Rosa Parks, who told him it was okay to get into "good trouble" in fighting for justice and equal rights. Lewis took her advice all the way to the US Congress.
John Lewis was a Black American civil rights activist and one of the original Big Six leaders of the nonviolent movement along with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
He said his hero was Rosa Parks, who told him it was okay to get into "good trouble" in fighting for justice and equal rights. Lewis took her advice all the way to the US Congress.