John Lewis: References & Edit History
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Jeff Wallenfeldt
Jeff Wallenfeldt was manager of Geography and History at Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anniversary information added. | Feb 17, 2026 | ||
| Added a Top Questions section. | Jan 28, 2026 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: Encyclopedia of Alabama - John Lewis. | Jan 21, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jul 13, 2025 | ||
| Added head levels and cross-reference to Ebenezer Baptist Church. | May 13, 2025 | ||
| Added a cross-reference to the biography of James Lawson. | Sep 20, 2024 | ||
| Cross-reference added. | Sep 10, 2024 | ||
| Article revised to clarify that Lewis was elected to Congress in 1986. | Sep 08, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | May 03, 2024 | ||
| Added cross-reference. | Oct 30, 2023 | ||
| Added descriptions of “Bloody Sunday” and events surrounding Lewis's death. | Aug 03, 2020 | ||
| Display issue corrected. | Aug 03, 2020 | ||
| Added the documentary John Lewis: Good Trouble. | Jul 17, 2020 | ||
| Updated for his death. | Jul 17, 2020 | ||
| Media added. | Mar 11, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: The History Makers - Biography of John Lewis. | Mar 11, 2020 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Aug 22, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: BlackPast - Biography of John R. Lewis. | Mar 28, 2017 | ||
| Noted that he shared a Coretta Scott King Book Award for the final installment of the March trilogy. | Jan 25, 2017 | ||
| Added the March trilogy and noted that the final work in the series won a National Book Award. | Nov 17, 2016 | ||
| Period added at the end of the third paragraph. |
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May 12, 2015 | |
| Media added. | Mar 02, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Government and Politics - Biography of John Lewis. | Sep 26, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academy of Achievement - Congressman John R. Lewis. | Sep 26, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Encyclopedia of Alabama - John Lewis. | Sep 19, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of John Lewis. | Sep 19, 2013 | ||
| Media added. | Jan 09, 2013 | ||
| He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011. | Feb 16, 2011 | ||
| In 2010 it was announced that he would receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom. | Nov 18, 2010 | ||
| New article added. | Oct 27, 2010 |
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