AdvertisementRep. John Lewis' Fight For Civil Rights Began With A Letter To Martin Luther King Jr.January 17, 2020Emma BowmanfacebookEmailGeorgia Rep. John Lewis near the statue of Martin Luther King Jr. in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C., earlier this year. At StoryCorps in 2018, Lewis talked about meeting King in Montgomery, Ala., at 18. (CQ-Roll Call via Getty Image)