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James A 'Jim' Lewis - Civil Rights Stories

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Abstract

Interview Session 01 (Audio)

Early life through September 1966

Interview Session 02 (Audio)

September 1966 through December 1973

Interview Session 03 (Audio)

January 1974 through December November 2008

Interview Session 04 (Audio)

December 2008 through May 2021

Photos

Caption:
Young James in 1948 in New Rochelle, New York.

Where:
New Rochelle, New York

When:
1948

Ownership:
This image is considered to be in the public domain.


Caption:
James’ brother Steve, Father Stephen Lewis and James when James was a junior in Scarsdale, New York in 1956.

Where:
Scarsdale, New York

When:
1956

Ownership:
May be restricted. Patrons desiring to use this photograph should contact the ALPL Audio-Visual Curator.


Caption:
James Lewis and others arrested in Magnolia, Mississippi in February 1965 during a civil rights protest over voting. Jim is third from bottom on the right side.

Where:
Magnolia, Mississippi

When:
February 1965

Ownership:
May be restricted. Patrons desiring to use this photograph should contact the ALPL Audio-Visual Curator.


Caption:

Eric Holder, James and Ardis Lewis, Washington DC, October 11, 2010


Where:
Washington DC

When:
October 11, 2010

Ownership:
Narrator's Photo

Caption:
Pat Fitzgerald, Eric Holder, Steve Wiggington and James Lewis were at a U.S. Attorneys Conference, in Washington, D.C. when this photo was taken in 2011. Jim later got it signed by Attorney General Holder.

Where:
Washington, D.C.

When:
2011

Ownership:
Narrator’s photo


Caption:

James Lewis and civil rights icon John Lewis bonded while at an event at the University of Illinois-Springfield campus in 2015.  

Where:
Springfield, Illinois

When:
2015

Ownership:
Narrator’s photo

Caption:
James and Ardis Lewis at the African American Historical Museum, Springfield IL, June 5, 2021.

Where:
Springfield IL

When:
June 5, 2021

Ownership:
Narrator’s photo





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