On May 3rd, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies recognized U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) with the 2011 Louis E. Martin Great American Award. The Joint Center’s highest honor was given to Lewis for his decades of service as an advocate of civil and human rights and for strengthening the American community.
Lewis received the award at the Joint Center's annual Gala Dinner at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington, D.C. The event drew more than 500 people including government officials, members of Congress and business, and civic and community pioneers from across the nation.
For more than 50 years, the group noted, Lewis has been a pioneering community and political leader and civil rights advocate.
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