United States, Georgia, Atlanta, Central City Park, 33.622302, -84.379657United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Woodruff Park, 33.75566, -84.38854Lewis, Boyd, 1944-1969/1989View of John Lewis, the head of the Voter Education Project, leading a rally in Central City Park (now Woodruff Park) in downtown 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 101.548.007ahc101548007.jpghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Boyd Lewis Photographs, Atlanta History CenterAfrican Americans--1970-1980Activists--Georgia--AtlantaPoliticians--Georgia--AtlantaParks--Georgia--AtlantaFountains--Georgia--AtlantaBuildings--Georgia--AtlantaVoter Education Project (Southern Regional Council)Lewis, John, 1940-Trust Company Bank Building (Atlanta, Ga.)Voter Education Project RallyStillImage