Statement of John Lewis to the FBI

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Description

John Lewis gave this statement to an FBI agent about being assaulted on the Edmund Pettus Bridge while marching in Selma, Alabama, on March 7, 1965, “Bloody Sunday.” He received a head injury in the melee. Lewis, representing the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), led the march alongside Hosea Williams of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC).

Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Full Citation: Statement of John Lewis; 3/11/1965; 44-28492, Section 1 Serials 1-42, Alabama (1965) 3/7 Selma to Montgomery March, Edmund Pettus Bridge (Photos), Martin Luther King, Jr., A.D. King, Ralph Abernathy, A. Phillip Randolph, John Robert Lew; Classification 44 (Civil Rights) Headquarters Case Files, 1924 – 1978; Records of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Record Group 65; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/john-lewis-to-fbi/, January 9, 2026]

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