Realizing the Dream Awards in D.C.
John Lewis, a longtime Georgia congressman and civil rights activist, served for a time as chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), an orgnizatiion that, ironically, was often at odds in the '60s with King's Southern Christian Leadership Conference. SNCC's famous alumni also include NAACP Chairman Julian Bond and former D.C. mayor Marion Barry. Elissa Eubanks /eeubanks@ajc.com
