May 8, 2011
Joint Center President and CEO Ralph B. Everett and Board Chairman Roderick D. Gillum present the Louis E. Martin Great American Award to Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), during the annual gala dinner held by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies May 3 in Washington, D.C. Everett noted that the breadth of Congressman Lewis’ career – from his valiant efforts as one of the original Freedom Riders in the early 1960s to his moral leadership today on issues of vital national interest – is bridged by an unswerving commitment to citizen participation in civic and political affairs.