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John Lewis traded the typical college experience for activism, arrests and jail cells

  • Written by Jelani M. Favors, Associate Professor of History, Clayton State University
imageJohn Lewis, right, marched with Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to fight for equality. Steve Schapiro / Contributor/GettyImages

As an 18-year-old student attending a training session for activists at the Highlander Folk School in Monteagle, Tennessee, John Lewis stuttered and struggled to read. A visiting professor mocked his stammered speech and...

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