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![Civil rights leader and U.S. Rep. John R. Lewis, D-Ga., delivers the Commencement address at Bates College on May 29, 2016. (PLEASE CREDIT: Josh Kuckens/Bates College)](https://www.bates.edu/news/files/2021/07/160529_Commencement_525-LR.webp)
Civil rights hero John Lewis to Class of ’16: ‘Get in trouble — good trouble’
Sunday, May 29, 2016 4:22 pm
Inspiriting, droll, and captivating, Lewis' address to the Class of 2016 was the centerpiece of a Bates Commencement that also included goodbyes to two members of the class who passed away too young.
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Civil Rights leader Rep. John Lewis to deliver 2016 Commencement address, joining honorands Lisa Genova ’92, Daniel Gilbert and Robert Witt ’62
Friday, April 1, 2016 11:24 am
Often called “one of the most courageous persons the civil rights movement ever produced,” Lewis will deliver the Bates Commencement address and receive an honorary degree on Sunday, May 29.