Vintage inscribed and autographed photograph of the famous Civil Rights leader and Congressman, John Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020). The signed inscription is in silver marker and reads: To Jim Jackson: With deep appreciation, for your help, support and friendship. The recipient of the photo is most likely. Brown Chapel AME Church Pastor James Jackson – as seen in the attached photo, from a. March 2007 church service in Selma, Ala. On the commemoration of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Protest march from Selma to Montgomery, Ala. John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American civil rights activist and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives for Georgia’s 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death in 2020. He participated in the 1960 Nashville sit-ins and the Freedom Rides, was the chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) from 1963 to 1966, and was one of the “Big Six” leaders of groups who organized the 1963 March on Washington. Fulfilling many key roles in the civil rights movement and its actions to end legalized racial segregation in the United States, in 1965 Lewis led the first of three Selma to Montgomery marches across the Edmund Pettus Bridge where, in an incident that became known as Bloody Sunday, state troopers and police attacked Lewis and the other marchers. A member of the Democratic Party, Lewis was first elected to the U. House of Representatives in 1986 and served 17 terms. Please don’t hesitate to let me know if you have any questions! Also check out our other rare antiques, collectibles and art at Black Cat Caboodle. Black Cat Caboodle THANKS you for looking!