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In that same year, he received the [[Four Freedoms Award]] for the Freedom of Speech.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rooseveltinstitute.org/four-freedoms-awards |title=Four Freedoms Award |publisher=Roosevelt Institute |access-date=April 4, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325223647/http://www.rooseveltinstitute.org/four-freedoms-awards}}</ref> In 2001, the [[John F. Kennedy Library Foundation]] awarded Lewis the [[Profile in Courage Award]] "for his extraordinary courage, leadership and commitment to civil rights".<ref>{{cite web |access-date=December 8, 2012 |url=http://www.jfklibrary.org/Events-and-Awards/Profile-in-Courage-Award/Award-Recipients/John-Lewis-2001.aspx |title=John Lewis |publisher=John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120912184347/http://www.jfklibrary.org/Events-and-Awards/Profile-in-Courage-Award/Award-Recipients/John-Lewis-2001.aspx|archive-date=September 12, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> It is a lifetime achievement award and has been given out only twice, John Lewis and [[William Winter (politician)|William Winter]] (in 2008). The next year he was awarded the [[Spingarn Medal]] from the [[NAACP]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.naacp.org/pages/spingarn-medal-winners |title=NAACP Spingarn Medal |access-date=April 19, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140802063355/http://www.naacp.org/pages/spingarn-medal-winners |archive-date=August 2, 2014}}</ref> [[File:John Lewis addressing audience in the Great Hall of the Library of Congress - 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.jpg|thumb|John Lewis addressing audience in the [[Thomas Jefferson Building|Great Hall]] of the [[Library of Congress]] on the 50th Anniversary of the [[March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom]], August 28, 2013]] In 2004, Lewis received the Golden Plate Award of the [[Academy of Achievement|American Academy of Achievement]] presented by Awards Council member [[James Earl Jones]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement|website=www.achievement.org|publisher=[[American Academy of Achievement]]|url=https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/#public-service|access-date=March 18, 2020|archive-date=June 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608012051/https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/#public-service|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2004 |title=2004 Summit Highlights Photo |url=https://achievement.org/summit/2004/ |quote=Awards Council member and actor James Earl Jones presents the Academy’s Golden Plate Award to Congressman John Lewis during the introductory evening of the 2004 International Achievement Summit in Chicago, Illinois. |access-date=December 11, 2020 |archive-date=September 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917235315/https://achievement.org/summit/2004/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2006, he received the U.S. Senator [[John Heinz]] Award for Greatest Public Service by an Elected or Appointed Official, an award given out annually by [[Jefferson Awards for Public Service]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jeffersonawards.org/pastwinners/national |title=National Winners | public service awards |publisher=Jefferson Awards.org |access-date=November 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124043935/http://jeffersonawards.org/pastwinners/national|archive-date=November 24, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> In September 2007, Lewis was awarded the [[Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics#Dole Leadership Prize|Dole Leadership Prize]] from the [[Dole Institute of Politics|Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics]] at the [[University of Kansas]].<ref name=DoleBlog_20070926>{{cite web |access-date=October 12, 2008 |url=http://doleinstituteblog.org/civil-rights-movement-pioneer-to-receive-dole-leadership-prize/ |title=Civil Rights Movement Pioneer to receive Dole Leadership Prize |agency=Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas |date=September 26, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207031804/http://doleinstituteblog.org/civil-rights-movement-pioneer-to-receive-dole-leadership-prize/ |archive-date=December 7, 2008}}</ref> Lewis was the only living speaker from the [[March on Washington]] present on the stage during the [[First inauguration of Barack Obama|inauguration of Barack Obama]]. Obama signed a commemorative photograph for Lewis with the words, "Because of you, John. Barack Obama."<ref name=Remnick/> In 2010, Lewis was awarded the First LBJ Liberty and Justice for All Award, given to him by the [[Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation]],<ref name="The University of Texas at Austin">{{cite web |title=Rep. John Lewis Honored as Civil Rights Champion with First LBJ Liberty and Justice for All Award |url=http://www.utexas.edu/news/2010/11/17/lewis_john/ |access-date=April 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719114333/http://www.utexas.edu/news/2010/11/17/lewis_john/|archive-date=July 19, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the next year, Lewis was awarded the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] by President [[Barack Obama]].<ref name=Bloomberg_20110215>{{cite news |access-date=February 15, 2011 |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-15/obama-honors-buffett-george-h-w-bush-with-medal-of-freedom.html |title=Obama Honors Buffett, George H.W. Bush With Medal of Freedom |date=February 15, 2011 |work=Bloomberg |first=Julianna |last=Goldman|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110218174519/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-15/obama-honors-buffett-george-h-w-bush-with-medal-of-freedom.html|archive-date=February 18, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> [[File:John Lewis - Terri Sewell - Frederick D. Reese - 2016.jpg|thumb|John Lewis with [[Frederick D. Reese]] and [[Terri Sewell]] at a 2016 Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony honoring the [[Selma to Montgomery marches]].]] In 2016, it was announced that a future [[United States Navy]] [[underway replenishment oiler]] would be named {{USNS|John Lewis|T-AO-205|6}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Releases/Release/Article/639487/secretary-of-the-navy-announces-first-ship-of-next-generation-fleet-repenishmen/ |title=Secretary of the Navy Announces First Ship of Next Generation Fleet Replenishment Oilers |website=U.S. Department of Defense|access-date=December 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230013307/https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Releases/Release/Article/639487/secretary-of-the-navy-announces-first-ship-of-next-generation-fleet-repenishmen/|archive-date=December 30, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Also in 2016, Lewis and fellow Selma marcher [[Frederick Reese]] accepted [[Congressional Gold Medal]]s which were bestowed to the "foot soldiers" of the Selma marchers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.c-span.org/video/?405070-1/congressional-gold-medal-ceremony-1965-voting-rights-marches-foot-soldiers|title=Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony for 1965 Voting Rights Marches Foot Soldiers | C-SPAN.org|website=www.c-span.org|access-date=July 17, 2022|archive-date=August 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830233859/https://www.c-span.org/video/?405070-1%2Fcongressional-gold-medal-ceremony-1965-voting-rights-marches-foot-soldiers|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nj.com/politics/2016/02/selma_marchers_get_congressional_gold_medal_with_b.html |title=Selma marchers get Congressional Gold Medal |first=Jonathan D. |last=Salant |date=February 25, 2016 |newspaper=[[The Star-Ledger]] |location=Newark, NJ |access-date=July 28, 2020 |archive-date=July 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729181429/https://www.nj.com/politics/2016/02/selma_marchers_get_congressional_gold_medal_with_b.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The same year, Lewis was awarded the Liberty Medal at the National Constitution Center. The prestigious award has been awarded to international leaders from [[Malala Yousafzai]] to the [[14th Dalai Lama]], presidents George Bush and Bill Clinton and other dignitaries and visionaries. The timing of Lewis's award coincided with the 150th anniversary of the [[Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution|14th amendment]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/john-lewis-to-receive-2016-liberty-medal |title=John Lewis to receive 2016 Liberty Medal |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921024800/http://blog.constitutioncenter.org/2016/06/john-lewis-to-receive-2016-liberty-medal/ |archive-date=September 21, 2016 |work=National Constitution Center |date=June 2, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| first=William |last=Bender |url=http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20160920_John_Lewis_honored_with_the_Liberty_Medal.html |title=John Lewis honored with the Liberty Medal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921184515/http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20160920_John_Lewis_honored_with_the_Liberty_Medal.html |archive-date=September 21, 2016 | newspaper=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] |date=September 20, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Lewis |first1=John |title=National Book Awards - 2016 |url=https://speakola.com/arts/john-lewis-national-book-awards-2016 |website=Speakola.com |date=November 29, 2016 |access-date=March 14, 2021 |archive-date=May 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170503184105/http://speakola.com/arts/john-lewis-national-book-awards-2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2020, Lewis was awarded the [[Walter Reuther|Walter P. Reuther]] Humanitarian Award by [[Wayne State University]], the [[United Automobile Workers|UAW]], and the Reuther family.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://today.wayne.edu/news/2020/02/05/wayne-state-uaw-honor-civil-rights-legend-rep-john-lewis-35309 |title=Wayne State, UAW honor civil rights legend Rep. John Lewis |date=February 5, 2020 |publisher=Wayne State University |access-date=February 8, 2020 |archive-date=July 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718121241/https://today.wayne.edu/news/2020/02/05/wayne-state-uaw-honor-civil-rights-legend-rep-john-lewis-35309 |url-status=live }}</ref> Lewis gave numerous commencement addresses, including at the [[School of Visual Arts]] (SVA) in 2014,<ref name=VAJ-Q>Herbowy, Greg (Fall 2014). "Q+A: Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin & Nate Powell." ''[[Visual Arts Journal]]''. pp. 48–51.</ref> [[Bates College]] (in [[Lewiston, Maine]]) and [[Washington University in St. Louis]] in 2016,<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 20, 2016 |title=John Lewis' 2016 Commencement address at Washington University in St. Louis - The Source - Washington University in St. Louis |url=https://source.wustl.edu/2016/05/john-lewis-2016-commencement-address-washington-university-st-louis/ |access-date=June 12, 2022 |website=The Source |language=en-US |archive-date=February 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226012652/https://source.wustl.edu/2016/05/john-lewis-2016-commencement-address-washington-university-st-louis/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=March 30, 2016 |title=Civil rights champion John Lewis to deliver Commencement address May 20 - The Source - Washington University in St. Louis |url=https://source.wustl.edu/2016/03/civil-rights-champion-john-lewis-deliver-commencement-address-may-20/ |access-date=June 12, 2022 |website=The Source |language=en-US |archive-date=March 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220304133700/https://source.wustl.edu/2016/03/civil-rights-champion-john-lewis-deliver-commencement-address-may-20/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=Bates>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bates.edu/news/2016/04/01/civil-rights-leader-rep-john-lewis-to-deliver-2016-commencement-address-joining-honorands-lisa-genova-92-daniel-gilbert-and-robert-witt-62/ |title=Civil Rights leader Rep. John Lewis to deliver 2016 Commencement address, joining honorands Lisa Genova '92, Daniel Gilbert and Robert Witt '62 |website=bates.edu|access-date=May 20, 2016 |date=April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160517053152/http://www.bates.edu/news/2016/04/01/civil-rights-leader-rep-john-lewis-to-deliver-2016-commencement-address-joining-honorands-lisa-genova-92-daniel-gilbert-and-robert-witt-62/|archive-date=May 17, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Bard College]] and [[Bank Street College of Education]] in 2017, and [[Harvard University]] in 2018.<ref name="Harvard Gazette" /> Lewis was recognized for his involvement with comics with the 2017 [[Inkpot Award]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comic-con.org/awards/inkpot |title=Inkpot Award |website=comic-con.org |date=December 6, 2012 |access-date=September 9, 2021 |archive-date=January 29, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170129155249/http://www.comic-con.org/awards/inkpot |url-status=live }}</ref> On July 30, 2018, the [[Atlanta City Council]] voted to rename Atlanta's Freedom Parkway ''[[Freedom Park (Atlanta, Georgia)|John Lewis Freedom Parkway]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local/john-lewis-deeply-moved-that-freedom-parkway-will-include-his-name/UEUeS1tkCT4lkHfWU6cNBO/|title=Name of busy Atlanta street will change to John Lewis Freedom Parkway|first=Becca J G|last=Godwin|publisher=Atlanta Journal-Constitution|date=July 30, 2018|access-date=December 19, 2020|archive-date=June 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618064010/https://www.ajc.com/news/local/john-lewis-deeply-moved-that-freedom-parkway-will-include-his-name/UEUeS1tkCT4lkHfWU6cNBO/|url-status=live}}</ref> On November 5, 2020, the [[Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County]] voted to rename an extensive part of [[Nashville, Tennessee]]'s 5th Avenue ''John Lewis Way''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsmv.com/news/nashville-street-to-be-renamed-after-civil-rights-leader-john-lewis/article_f5a2a69a-2023-11eb-a537-333515f7e112.html|title=Nashville street to be renamed after civil rights leader John Lewis|first=Tosin|last=Fakile|publisher=WSMV|date=November 6, 2020|access-date=December 19, 2020|archive-date=November 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107144111/https://www.wsmv.com/news/nashville-street-to-be-renamed-after-civil-rights-leader-john-lewis/article_f5a2a69a-2023-11eb-a537-333515f7e112.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newschannel5.com/news/metro-council-approves-renaming-of-nashvilles-5th-ave-to-rep-john-lewis-way|title=Metro Council approves renaming of Nashville's 5th Ave. to Rep. John Lewis Way|first=Laken|last=Bowles|publisher=WTVF|date=November 6, 2020|access-date=December 19, 2020|archive-date=January 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114220548/https://www.newschannel5.com/news/metro-council-approves-renaming-of-nashvilles-5th-ave-to-rep-john-lewis-way|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/2020/11/06/nashville-street-renamed-after-late-civil-rights-leader-john-lewis/6185291002/|title=Nashville street renamed after late civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis|first=Natalie Neysa|last=Alund|publisher=The Tennessean|date=November 6, 2020|access-date=December 19, 2020|archive-date=July 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717013518/https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/2020/11/06/nashville-street-renamed-after-late-civil-rights-leader-john-lewis/6185291002/|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 23, 2020, the Fairfax County Public School Board voted to change the name of Robert E. Lee High School to John R. Lewis High School which is located in Springfield, Virginia. A program called John Lewis Now was created in his vision to provide students with in-school curriculum and out-of-school experiences in leadership and government utilizing the nearby Washington D.C. area.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fcps.edu/about-fcps/departments-and-offices/deputy-superintendents-office/region-3/robert-e-lee-high-school | title=Fairfax County School Board Votes to Rename School John R. Lewis High School | Fairfax County Public Schools }}</ref> Lewis's death in July 2020 has given rise to support for renaming the historically significant Pettus bridge in Lewis's honor, an idea previously floated years ago.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Support swells for renaming Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma to honor John Lewis after his death |first=Morgan |last=Gstalter |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/support-swells-for-renaming-edmund-pettus-bridge-in-selma-to-honor-john-lewis-after-his-death/ar-BB16U9Ox |access-date=July 18, 2020 |website=www.msn.com |archive-date=July 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719172121/https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/support-swells-for-renaming-edmund-pettus-bridge-in-selma-to-honor-john-lewis-after-his-death/ar-BB16U9Ox |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Efforts growing to rename Edmund Pettus Bridge for John Lewis |first=Michael |last=King |url=https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/efforts-growing-to-rename-edmund-pettus-bridge-for-john-lewis/85-27a1b3a2-244b-4806-b620-ce9dcfde30d4 |access-date=July 18, 2020 |website=11Alive.com |date=July 18, 2020 |language=en-US |archive-date=July 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717013517/https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/efforts-growing-to-rename-edmund-pettus-bridge-for-john-lewis/85-27a1b3a2-244b-4806-b620-ce9dcfde30d4 |url-status=live }}</ref> After his death, the Board of [[Fairfax County Public Schools]] announced that Robert E. Lee High School in [[Springfield, Virginia]] would be renamed [[John R. Lewis High School]].<ref>{{cite web |title=School Board Renames Robert E. Lee High School for Late Congressman John Lewis |url=https://www.fcps.edu/news/school-board-renames-robert-e-lee-high-school-late-congressman-john-lewis |website=Fairfax County Public Schools |access-date=July 23, 2020 |date=July 23, 2020 |archive-date=July 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723220833/https://www.fcps.edu/news/school-board-renames-robert-e-lee-high-school-late-congressman-john-lewis |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Board changes school's name from Robert E. Lee to John Lewis |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/board-changes-schools-name-robert-223511003.html |website=AP News |access-date=July 23, 2020 |date=July 23, 2020 |archive-date=August 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802183908/https://sports.yahoo.com/board-changes-schools-name-robert-223511003.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Following his death, [[Troy University]] announced that the main building on its flagship campus would bear the name of John Lewis. The building, which was the oldest on campus, was previously named after [[Bibb Graves]], a former governor of Alabama and high-ranking officer of the Ku Klux Klan.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Allen Kim|title=A building at Troy University, named after a former governor with ties to the KKK, will be renamed after John Lewis|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/27/us/john-lewis-troy-trnd/index.html|access-date=October 2, 2020|website=CNN|date=August 27, 2020 |archive-date=August 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200829000408/https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/27/us/john-lewis-troy-trnd/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On August 1, 2020, a [[Statue of John Lewis|statue of Lewis]] was revealed by sculptor Gregory Johnson. The statue was commissioned by [[Rodney Mims Cook Jr.]] and was installed at Cook Park in Atlanta, Georgia, in April 2021.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ajc.com/john-lewis/vine-city-statue-to-honor-john-lewis/36FWFBEWUFDONDRDATDPWAIPB4/|title=Monuments to honor John Lewis' legacy in the works|first=Ernie|last=Suggs|publisher=Atlanta Journal-Constitution|date=August 1, 2020|access-date=December 27, 2020|archive-date=January 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117190839/https://www.ajc.com/john-lewis/vine-city-statue-to-honor-john-lewis/36FWFBEWUFDONDRDATDPWAIPB4/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=April 22, 2021|title=Statue of late-Congressman John Lewis installed at Atlanta park|url=https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/statue-of-late-congressman-john-lewis-installed-at-atlanta-park|access-date=April 24, 2021|website=FOX 5 Atlanta|language=en-US|archive-date=April 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424133232/https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/statue-of-late-congressman-john-lewis-installed-at-atlanta-park|url-status=live}}</ref> [[File:Lewis Statue in Atalnta.jpg|thumb|right|Statue of Lewis in Cook Park in [[Atlanta]], unveiled in 2020.]] On February 21, 2021, President [[Joe Biden]] marked Lewis's late birthday on [[Twitter]], urging all Americans to “carry on his mission in the fight for justice and equality for all.” He tweeted, “While my dear friend may no longer be with us, his life and legacy provide an eternal moral compass on which direction to march. May we carry on his mission in the fight for justice and equality for all.”<ref>{{Cite news|title=Biden, lawmakers mark John Lewis's 81st birthday: 'May we carry on his mission'|work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/news/539800-biden-lawmakers-mark-john-lewiss-81st-birthday-may-we-carry-on-his-mission|access-date=February 21, 2021|archive-date=February 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222002709/https://thehill.com/homenews/news/539800-biden-lawmakers-mark-john-lewiss-81st-birthday-may-we-carry-on-his-mission|url-status=live}}</ref> On October 27, 2021, the [[University of California, Santa Cruz]] named one of its residential colleges, formerly known as College Ten, [[College Ten|John R Lewis College]]. <ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.ucsc.edu/2021/10/college-ten-announcement.html |title=UC Santa Cruz advances commitment to social justice with College 10 naming in honor of John R. Lewis |last=Soergel |first=Allison |date=October 27, 2021 |website=News University of Santa Cruz |publisher=University of Santa Cruz |access-date=October 27, 2021 |quote=The University of California at Santa Cruz announced today that College Ten—an undergraduate residential learning community founded on principles of social justice and community—will be named in honor of the late congressman and civil rights icon John R. Lewis. |archive-date=October 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028182639/https://news.ucsc.edu/2021/10/college-ten-announcement.html |url-status=live }}</ref> === Honorary academic degrees === [[File:John Lewis Civil rights leader honorary degree 2012.jpg|thumb|Lewis receives an honorary degree from [[Brown University]] in 2012]] Lewis was awarded more than 50 honorary degrees,<ref>{{cite web |title=The Honorable John Lewis |url=http://www.gordonparksfoundation.org/support/honorees/the-honorable-john-lewis |website=The Gordon Parks Foundation |access-date=April 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518105521/http://www.gordonparksfoundation.org/support/honorees/the-honorable-john-lewis |archive-date=May 18, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> including: * 1989: Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from [[Troy University|Troy State University]] (now Troy University)<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 27, 2020|title=Life of Rep. John Lewis honored in Trojan Arena service|url=https://today.troy.edu/news/life-of-rep-john-lewis-honored-in-trojan-arena-service/|access-date=August 5, 2020|website=Troy Today|language=en-US|archive-date=August 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814054603/https://today.troy.edu/news/life-of-rep-john-lewis-honored-in-trojan-arena-service/|url-status=live}}</ref> * 1995: Honorary Doctor of Public Service degree from [[Northeastern University]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Commencement Speakers & Honorary Degrees |url=https://library.northeastern.edu/services/archives-special-collections/northeastern-history/commencement-speakers-honorary-degrees |website=Northeastern University Library |access-date=April 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200327231002/https://library.northeastern.edu/services/archives-special-collections/northeastern-history/commencement-speakers-honorary-degrees |archive-date=March 27, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> * 1998: Honorary Humane Letters degree from [[Brandeis University]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Honorary Degree Recipients |url=https://www.brandeis.edu/trustees/hdr/recipients.html |website=Brandeis University: Board of Trustees |access-date=April 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190519115949/http://www.brandeis.edu/trustees/hdr/recipients.html |archive-date=May 19, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> * 1999: Honorary [[Doctor of Laws]] degree from the [[University of Massachusetts Boston]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Commencement Program, 1999 |url=http://openarchives.umb.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15774coll21/id/966/rec/1 |website=Open Archives: Digital Collections at the University of Massachusetts Boston |publisher=University of Massachusetts Boston |access-date=May 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208064019/http://openarchives.umb.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15774coll21/id/966/rec/1|archive-date=February 8, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> * 1999: Honorary [[Doctor of Laws]] degree from [[Knox College (Illinois)|Knox College]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Honorary Degrees, 1900-1999 |url=https://www.knox.edu/about-knox/our-history/honorary-degrees/honorary-degrees-1900-1999 |website=Knox College |access-date=July 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517183634/https://www.knox.edu/about-knox/our-history/honorary-degrees/honorary-degrees-1900-1999|archive-date=May 17, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> * 2001: Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from [[University at Albany]]<ref>{{cite web |title=SUNY Honorary Degrees |url=https://www.albany.edu/academics/honorary.degree.shtml |website=University at Albany |access-date=April 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422151432/https://www.albany.edu/academics/honorary.degree.shtml |archive-date=April 22, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> * 2002: Honorary D.H.L. from [[Howard University]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Recipients of Honorary Degrees and Other University Honors (by year) |url=https://www.howard.edu/secretary/convocations/recipients-year.htm |website=Howard University: Office of the Secretary |access-date=April 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427095511/https://www.howard.edu/secretary/convocations/recipients-year.htm |archive-date=April 27, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> * 2003: Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the [[College of Wooster]]<ref>{{cite magazine |date=Summer 2003 |title=Sending the Class of 2003 on its way |url=https://openworks.wooster.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1030&context=wooalumnimag_2001-2010 |magazine=Wooster Magazine |location=Wooster OpenWorks |publisher=The College of Wooster |access-date=July 20, 2020 |archive-date=July 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721021348/https://openworks.wooster.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1030&context=wooalumnimag_2001-2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> * 2004: Honorary degree from [[Portland State University]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Honorary Degrees Awarded by Portland State University, 1993–2016 |url=https://www.pdx.edu/academic-affairs/sites/www.pdx.edu.academic-affairs/files/PSU%20Honorary%20Degrees%20Awarded_42016.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719000449/https://www.pdx.edu/academic-affairs/sites/www.pdx.edu.academic-affairs/files/PSU%20Honorary%20Degrees%20Awarded_42016.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 19, 2020 |website=Portland State University |access-date=April 18, 2020 }}</ref> * 2004: Honorary LHD from [[Juniata College]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Honorary Degree Recipients |url=https://www.juniata.edu/about/presidents-office/honorary-degrees/honorary-degree-recipients.php |website=Juniata College |access-date=April 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420195410/http://www.juniata.edu/about/presidents-office/honorary-degrees/honorary-degree-recipients.php |archive-date=April 20, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> * 2007: Honorary [[LL.D.]] degree from the [[University of Vermont]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uvm.edu/newsstories/news/congressman_john_lewis_deliver_2007_commencement_address |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718131509/https://www.uvm.edu/newsstories/news/congressman_john_lewis_deliver_2007_commencement_address |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 18, 2020 |title=Congressman John Lewis to Deliver 2007 Commencement Address |website=[[University of Vermont]] |access-date=July 18, 2020 }}</ref> * 2007: Honorary LL.D. degree from [[Adelphi University]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Honorary Degrees |url=https://commencement.adelphi.edu/honorary-degrees/ |website=Adelphi University |access-date=April 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927114353/https://commencement.adelphi.edu/honorary-degrees/ |archive-date=September 27, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> * 2012: Honorary LL.D. degrees from [[Brown University]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Simmons among nine honorary degree recipients |url=http://news.brown.edu/pressreleases/2012/05/hdcitations#Lewis |publisher=Brown University |access-date=May 28, 2014 |date=May 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228024136/http://news.brown.edu/pressreleases/2012/05/hdcitations#Lewis|archive-date=February 28, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> [[University of Pennsylvania]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Penn's 2012 Commencement Speaker and Honorary Degree Recipients |url=http://www.upenn.edu/almanac/volumes/v58/n26/hd.html |website=Penn Almanac |publisher=University of Pennsylvania |access-date=January 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203212202/http://www.upenn.edu/almanac/volumes/v58/n26/hd.html|archive-date=February 3, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Harvard University]],<ref name="Harvard Gazette">{{Cite news |url=https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2018/05/harvard-awards-seven-honorary-degrees/ |title=Harvard awards seven honorary degrees |date=May 24, 2018 |work=Harvard Gazette|access-date=August 6, 2018 |language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817223945/https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2018/05/harvard-awards-seven-honorary-degrees/|archive-date=August 17, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[University of Connecticut School of Law]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reitz |first=Stephanie |date=May 22, 2012 |title=UConn Law School Graduates Urged to Use Law to Benefit Society |url=https://today.uconn.edu/2012/05/uconn-law-school-graduates-urged-to-use-law-to-benefit-society/|url-status=live|access-date=July 18, 2020 |website=UConn Today |language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151010031104/http://today.uconn.edu/2012/05/uconn-law-school-graduates-urged-to-use-law-to-benefit-society/|archive-date=October 10, 2015}}</ref> * 2013: Honorary [[Doctor of Humane Letters]]<ref>{{cite web |title=U. S. Rep. John Lewis to be Honored at Judson College |url=http://www.perrycountyalabamachamber.com/event/u-s-rep-john-lewis-to-be-honored-at-judson-college/ |publisher=Perry County Chamber of Commerce |access-date=November 5, 2016 |date=February 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161106165652/http://www.perrycountyalabamachamber.com/event/u-s-rep-john-lewis-to-be-honored-at-judson-college/|archive-date=November 6, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> from Judson College * 2013: Honorary LL.D. degrees from [[Cleveland State University]]<ref>{{cite web |title=John Lewis Receives Honorary Doctorate from CSU |url=https://www.csuohio.edu/news/john-lewis-receives-honorary-doctorate-from-csu |publisher=[[Cleveland State University]] |access-date=July 22, 2015 |date=December 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723075212/https://www.csuohio.edu/news/john-lewis-receives-honorary-doctorate-from-csu|archive-date=July 23, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Union College]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Civil rights advocate U.S. Rep. John Lewis urges graduates to "get in the way" |publisher=Union College |url=http://www.union.edu/news/stories/2013/06/lewis.php |access-date=November 22, 2015 |date=June 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108075015/http://www.union.edu/news/stories/2013/06/lewis.php|archive-date=January 8, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> * 2014: Honorary LL.D. degree from [[Emory University]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Honorary degree recipients are leaders in education and civil rights |url=http://news.emory.edu/stories/2014/05/er_commencement_honorary_degrees/campus.html |publisher=Emory News Center |access-date=July 22, 2015 |date=May 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723033514/http://news.emory.edu/stories/2014/05/er_commencement_honorary_degrees/campus.html|archive-date=July 23, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> * 2014: Honorary [[Doctorate of Fine Arts]] from the [[School of Visual Arts]].<ref name="VAJ">Rhodes, David (Fall 2014). "From the President". ''Visual Arts Journal''. p. 3.</ref> * 2014: Honorary Bachelor of Arts from [[Lawrence University]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Speaker: Rep. John Lewis |url=https://www.lawrence.edu/students/academic_life/commencement/john-lewis |access-date=March 20, 2017 |date=May 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320233250/https://www.lawrence.edu/students/academic_life/commencement/john-lewis|archive-date=March 20, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> * 2014: Honorary Doctor of Letters degree from [[Marquette University]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Honorary Degrees: Congressman John Lewis |url=https://www.marquette.edu/university-honors/honorary-degrees/lewis.php |website=Marquette University |access-date=April 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519090153/https://www.marquette.edu/university-honors/honorary-degrees/lewis.php |archive-date=May 19, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> * 2015: Honorary [[Doctorate of Humane Letters]] from the [[McCourt School of Public Policy]], [[Georgetown University]].<ref>{{cite web |title=2015 Commencement Speakers Announced |url=http://www.thehoya.com/2015-commencement-speakers-announced/ |publisher=The Hoya |access-date=May 14, 2015 |date=May 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150511070715/http://www.thehoya.com/2015-commencement-speakers-announced/|archive-date=May 11, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> * 2015: Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from [[Lawrence University]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Peterson |first1=Rick |title=Congressman John Lewis, Civil Rights Activist James Zwerg to Receive Honorary Degrees at Lawrence Commencement |url=https://blogs.lawrence.edu/news/2015/03/congressman-john-lewis-civil-rights-activist-james-zwerg-to-receive-honorary-degrees-at-lawrence-commencement.html |access-date=April 18, 2020 |work=Lawrence University |date=March 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802093847/http://blogs.lawrence.edu/news/2015/03/congressman-john-lewis-civil-rights-activist-james-zwerg-to-receive-honorary-degrees-at-lawrence-commencement.html |archive-date=August 2, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> * 2015: Honorary degree from [[Goucher College]]<ref>{{cite news |title=U.S. Rep. John Lewis to Deliver Commencement Keynote |url=https://blogs.goucher.edu/intheloop/7508/congressman-and-civil-rights-activist-john-lewis-to-deliver-commencement-keynote/ |access-date=April 20, 2020 |work=In the Loop |publisher=Goucher College |date=May 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625051837/https://blogs.goucher.edu/intheloop/7508/congressman-and-civil-rights-activist-john-lewis-to-deliver-commencement-keynote/ |archive-date=June 25, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> * 2015: Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from [[Hampton University]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Congressman John Lewis tells HU Graduates to 'Get in the Way' |url=http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/Congressman-John-Lewis-tells-HU-Graduates-to-%27Get-in-the-Way%27 |access-date=April 20, 2020 |work=HU News |publisher=Hampton University |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150625030425/http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/Congressman-John-Lewis-tells-HU-Graduates-to-%27Get-in-the-Way%27 |archive-date=June 25, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> * 2016: Honorary [[Doctorate of Humane Letters]] from [[New York University]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2016/march/darren-walker-ford-foundation-president-to-speak-at-nyus-commencement.html |title=Darren Walker, Ford Foundation President, to Speak at NYU's Commencement |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160503213951/https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2016/03/10/darren-walker-ford-foundation-president-to-speak-at-nyus-commencement.html |archive-date=May 3, 2016 |url-status=live |work=NYU.edu |date=March 10, 2016 }}</ref> * 2016: Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from [[Bates College]]<ref name=Bates /> * 2016: Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from [[Washington University in St. Louis]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://commencement.wustl.edu/people/john-lewis/ |title=John Lewis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811041446/https://commencement.wustl.edu/people/john-lewis/ |archive-date=August 11, 2016 |work=Commencement |publisher=Washington University in St. Louis |url-status=dead}}</ref> * 2016: Honorary Doctor of Policy Analysis from the [[Frederick S. Pardee RAND Graduate School]]<ref>[http://www.prgs.edu/alumni/commencement.html#commencement-weekend-honorees- "Pardee RAND Graduate School Commencement"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160612105742/http://www.prgs.edu/alumni/commencement.html#commencement-weekend-honorees- |date=June 12, 2016 }}, Pardee RAND Graduate School, June 18, 2016.</ref> * 2016: Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from [[Washington and Jefferson College]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Lewis, Latif, Berko Gleason and Stofan to Receive Honorary Degrees at Commencement |url=https://www.jayconnected.com/s/924/19/interior.aspx?sid=924&gid=1&pgid=2144&cid=4325&ecid=4325&crid=0&calpgid=1900&calcid=3863 |access-date=April 18, 2020 |work=Jay Connected |archive-date=July 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717013524/https://www.jayconnected.com/s/924/19/interior.aspx?sid=924&gid=1&pgid=2144&cid=4325&ecid=4325&crid=0&calpgid=1900&calcid=3863 |url-status=live }}</ref> * 2017: Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from [[Yale University]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.yale.edu/2017/05/18/yale-awards-honorary-degrees-eight-individuals-their-achievements |title=Yale awards honorary degrees to eight individuals for their achievements |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=May 18, 2017 |website=Yale News |publisher=Yale University|access-date=May 22, 2017 |quote=From Freedom Rider to statesman, you have championed civil rights and public service for six decades. You have faced beatings, violence, and intimidation with steadfast nonviolence ... Devoted champion of America and of all of its people, in recognition of a lifetime of bold action and inspiring results, we are honored to present you with this Doctor of Laws degree.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170526072454/http://news.yale.edu/2017/05/18/yale-awards-honorary-degrees-eight-individuals-their-achievements|archive-date=May 26, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> * 2017: Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from [[Berea College]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 8, 2017|title=Congressman John Lewis Inspires Graduates at Berea College Commencement|url=https://www.berea.edu/news/congressman-john-lewis-inspires-graduates-berea-college-commencement/|access-date=August 4, 2020|website=Berea College|language=en-US|archive-date=June 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613183653/https://www.berea.edu/news/congressman-john-lewis-inspires-graduates-berea-college-commencement/|url-status=live}}</ref> * 2017: Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from [[Bank Street College of Education|Bank Street Graduate School of Education]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Congressman John Lewis Honored at Graduate School of Education Commencement |url=https://www.bankstreet.edu/news-events/news/congressman-john-lewis-honored-at-graduate-school-of-education-commencement/ |access-date=April 18, 2020 |work=Bank Street College of Education |date=May 30, 2017 |archive-date=August 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802183559/https://www.bankstreet.edu/news-events/news/congressman-john-lewis-honored-at-graduate-school-of-education-commencement/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * 2018: Honorary Doctor of Law degree from [[Boston University]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Civil rights icon, Trump critic highlighting BU commencement |url=https://www.wrbl.com/news/national/civil-rights-icon-trump-critic-highlighting-bu-commencement/1190548468/ |access-date=April 20, 2020 |work=wrbl.com |date=May 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180526150819/http://www.wrbl.com/news/national/civil-rights-icon-trump-critic-highlighting-bu-commencement/1190548468 |archive-date=May 26, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> * 2019: Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from [[City College of New York]]<ref>{{cite news |title=U.S. Rep. John Lewis is CCNY Commencement speaker, May 31 Commencement honors for Edward Plotkin '53 |url=https://www.ccny.cuny.edu/news/us-rep-john-lewis-ccny-commencement-speaker-may-31-commencement-honors-edward-plotkin-%E2%80%9953 |access-date=April 18, 2020 |work=City College of New York |date=May 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608014152/https://www.ccny.cuny.edu/news/us-rep-john-lewis-ccny-commencement-speaker-may-31-commencement-honors-edward-plotkin-%E2%80%9953 |archive-date=June 8, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> * 2019: Honorary Doctorate from [[Tulane University]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Tulane: honorary doctorates for Cook, Baquet, Danner, Lewis |url=https://apnews.com/40567563f90f487e878341215ffba1cc |access-date=April 18, 2020 |work=Associated Press |date=May 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511182714/https://apnews.com/40567563f90f487e878341215ffba1cc |archive-date=May 11, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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