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| {{Youmay|the character|[[John Lewis (guest star)|the guest star]]}}
| | '''John Lewis''' is a character who appears in [[Arthur Takes a Stand]]. He is voiced by [[John Lewis (guest star)|the real person]]. |
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| |image=John Lewis.jpg
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| |gender=Male
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| |animal=Bear
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| |job=Congressman
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| |cartoon_debut="[[Arthur Takes a Stand]]"
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| |voice_actor=[[John Lewis (guest star)|Himself]]
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| }}
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| '''John Lewis''' is a congressman from Georgia who was an important civil rights leader in the 1960s. He helped ensure equal rights for black [[United States|Americans]] and was an important ally of [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] John is also an old friend of [[Leah MacGrady|Mrs. MacGrady]], whom he has known since the March on Washington.{{Ep|Arthur Takes a Stand}} | |
| ==Behind the scenes==
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| [[File:MLK.jpg|thumb|right|John Lewis is to the right of the man with sunglasses]]
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| Though not identified within the episode, John Lewis first appeared in "[[D.W.'s Name Game]]" during an imagination sequence where [[D.W. Read|D.W.]] looks at history books. This scene used real footage from the {{W|Selma to Montgomery marches}} of 1965.
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| In an alternate line of dialogue not present in the final version of "[[Arthur Takes a Stand]]", [[Ladonna Compson|Ladonna]] mentions that John Lewis wrote the graphic novel ''March''.
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| [[Category:Male]]
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| [[Category:Politicians and elected officials]]
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| [[Category:Bears]]
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