Biography of John Lewis as a leader in all parts of life, written by Wharton MBA student for a course on leadership from the point of view of the whole person.

1. JOHN
LEWIS
NATALIE NEILSON EDWARDS
TOTAL LEADERSHIP

2. "THERE'S NOTHING
WRONG WITH A LITTLE
AGITATION FOR WHAT'S
RIGHT OR FAIR"
CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS

3. BRIEF BIOGRAPHY
BORN THE SON OF SHARECROPPERS ON FEBRUARY 21,
1940, OUTSIDE OF TROY, ALABAMA.
WENT TO SEGREGATED SCHOOLS
GRADUATED FROM FISK UNIVERSITY
ELECTED TO US CONGRESS IN 1986, HAS SERVED
CONSECUTIVELY FOR 31 YEARS
HAS ONE SON
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4. MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
KNOWN AS THE "CONSCIENCE OF THE US CONGRESS"
PRESIDENT OF SNCC
AT AGE 23, SPOKE AT THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON AND
WAS DUBBED ONE OF "THE BIG SIX" LEADERS OF THE CIVIL
RIGHTS MOVEMENT
LED MARCH IN SELMA FAMOUSLY KNOWN AS "BLOODY
SUNDAY"
HAS OVER 50 HONORARY DEGREES
RECIPIENT OF THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM
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5. HOW HE CREATED 4-WAY WINS
JOHN LEWIS REPEATEDLY INTEGRATED SELF, WORK,
COMMUNITY, AND FAMILY BY MAKING HIS LIFE'S WORK
UPLIFTING HIS COMMUNITY'S CIVIL RIGHTS.
03 MARRIED HIS WIFE LILLIAN IN 1968
WROTE BEST-SELLING BOOK "MARCH" FOR YOUNG ADULTS
INTRODUCED BILL IN 1987 TO CREATE A NATIONAL
MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY, FAILED EVERY
YEAR UNTIL 2016 (29 YEARS)

6. WHAT I TAKE AWAY
AS I PREPARE TO GO OUT IN THE WORLD WHERE THERE ARE
STILL CIVIL RIGHTS ISSUES BEING FOUGHT FOR, JOHN LEWIS
INSPIRES ME THAT IT IS NEVER TOO EARLY OR LATE TO GET
INVOLVED, AND IT IS POSSIBLE TO INCORPORATE OTHER
ASPECTS OF MY LIFE WHILE BEING AN ADVOCATE FOR
CAUSES I CARE ABOUT.
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7. "WE ALL RECOGNIZE THE FACT
THAT IF ANY RADICAL SOCIAL,
POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC
CHANGES ARE TO TAKE PLACE
IN OUR SOCIETY, THE PEOPLE,
THE MASSES, MUST BRING
THEM ABOUT."
CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS