United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798Lewis, Boyd, 1944-1973View of Johnny Johnson (right, leaning forward), the director of the Atlanta Model Cities Program, receiving guests, including civil rights leader John Lewis (left), at an event held in Johnson's honor upon his resignation from the Model Cities Program, at the Marriott Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia.John Robert Lewis (1940- ) is a civil rights leader and politician. He served as the chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) during the height of the Civil Rights Movement. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1986, becoming only the second African-American to represent Georgia in Congress since Reconstruction. Lewis continues to serve as the Representative of Georgia's 5th Congressional District.image/jpegVIS 101.449.027ahc101449027.jpghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/MSS 602, Boyd Lewis Papers, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History CenterAfrican Americans--1970-1980Dinner parties--Georgia--AtlantaCelebrations--Georgia--AtlantaInteriors--Georgia--AtlantaHotels--Georgia--AtlantaCivil rights leaders--Georgia--AtlantaPoliticians--GeorgiaHandshakingJohnson, JohnnyLewis, John, 1940-Marriott Hotel (Atlanta, Ga.)Johnny Johnson ResignationStillImage