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[[Image:Lewis_john.jpg{{Officeholder|right|thumb|Rep. name=John Lewis]] '''John Robert Lewis''', born February 21, 1940 (age {{age|1940image=Lewis_john.jpg|2|21}}) in Troy, [[Alabama]], is a party=[[Democrat]]ic Congressman from |spouse=Lillian Miles (died 2012)|religion=[[GeorgiaBaptist]]'s 5th congressional district in the [[U.S. House of Representatives]]. Lewis is a former civil rights leader, who played prominent roles in the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches and community organizations. First elected to the house in 1986, his district covers most of [[Atlanta]]. He is the second [[African American]] to represent Georgia in Congress since Reconstruction. Since his district is heavily [[liberal]], he has faced no significant opposition in over 20 years in [[Congress]]. He is a strong critic of the [[War in Iraq]] and has called for the impeachment of [[President]] [[George W. Bush]]. <ref>http[https://www.frontpagemagpewforum.comorg/Articleswp-content/uploads/sites/7/Printable.aspx?GUID={4F82A8692019/01/Detailed-1F1Dtables-474CNUMBER-A16ECHECK-04F7505A2EC9}COMPLETE-1-3.pdf Religious affiliation of members of 116th Congress]</ref> |offices= {{Officeholder/representative |state=Georgia |district=5th |terms=January 3, 1987 – July 17, 2020 |preceded=Wyche Fowler |former=y |succeeded=Nikema Williams }}}}

'''John Robert Lewis sparked controversy ''', (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020)<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/house/476718-civil-rights-legend-rep-john-lewis-dies Civil rights legend Rep. John Lewis dies]</ref> born in Troy, Alabama, was a liberal Democrat Congressman from [[Georgia]]'s 5th congressional district in the [[2008 presidential electionU.S. House of Representatives]] when he compared . Lewis gained national fame as a leader of the [[RepublicanCivil Rights Movement]] Senator in the 1960s, playing prominent roles in the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches and community organizations. First elected to the house in 1986, his district covers most of [[John McCainAtlanta]]. He was the second [[African American]] to 1960's segregationist represent Georgia in Congress since Reconstruction. Since his district is heavily Democratic, he had faced no significant opposition in over 20 years in Congress. In the Bush years he was a strong critic of the [[War in Iraq]] and called for the impeachment of [[President]] [[George WallaceW. Bush]]. <ref>http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Printable.aspx?GUID={4F82A869-1F1D-474C-A16E-04F7505A2EC9}</ref>

"During another period, Lewis sparked controversy in the not too distant past, there was a [[governor2008 presidential election]] of the state of [[Alabama]] named George Wallace who also became a presidential when he compared Republican candidate. George Wallace never threw a bomb. He never fired a [[gunJohn McCain]], but he created the climate and the conditions that encouraged vicious attacks against innocent Americans who were simply trying to exercise their constitutional rights. Because of this atmosphere of hate, four little girls were killed on Sunday morning when a 1960s segregationist [[churchGeorge Wallace]] was bombed in [[Birmingham]], Alabama." He said. <ref>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/13/mccain.interview/?iref=mpstoryview</ref>

:"During another period, in the not too distant past, there was a governor of the state of Alabama named George Wallace who also became a presidential candidate. George Wallace never threw a bomb. He never fired a gun, but he created the climate and the conditions that encouraged vicious attacks against innocent Americans who were simply trying to exercise their constitutional rights. Because of this atmosphere of hate, four little girls were killed on Sunday morning when a church was bombed in Birmingham, Alabama."<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/13/mccain.interview/?iref=mpstoryview</ref> McCain responded by saying, "The notion that legitimate criticism of Senator [Barack] [[Obama]]'s record and positions could be compared to Governor George Wallace, his segregationist policies and the violence he provoked is unacceptable and has no place in this campaign." <ref>http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/News/PressReleases/1d9b670d-a06d-4c91-ba0e-59c25374780b.htm</ref> During the Ferguson [[Obama riots]] Lewis called for [[President Obama]] "to declare martial law," warning him, "If you fail to act, the fires of frustration and discontent will continue to burn, not only in Ferguson, Missouri, but all across America."<ref>http://www.newsweek.com/john-lewis-ferguson-missouri-ferguson-riots-ferguson-protests-michael-brown-michael-264695</ref>

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