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ATLANTA A new biography of John Lewis promises a 'comprehensive, authoritative' look back at the life of the Civil Rights leader and congressman. Lewis represented Georgia’s 5th District in the House of Representatives for nearly 20 years. David Greenberg, a professor of history and journalism at Rutgers, has written several books about American history and politics, and spoke to approximately 275 friends, relatives, and associates of Lewis while researching the book. According to publisher Simon & Schuster,& Greenberg interviewed Lewis himself three times during his last months of life. He was able to review never-before-used FBI files on Lewis as source material and papers from a longtime friend of Lewis who had intended to write a biography but never did. Greenberg said he came to see him as a more complicated person than his public image, and also as a more pragmatic and canny politician than most people realized. Lewis was involved in organizing the 1963 March on Washington and played a key role in the civil rights movement to end legalized racial segregation in the United States. He served 17 terms as a member of Congress from Georgia's 5th district, including his last term which he spent battling cancer. Lewis died July 17, 2020.
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