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Julia Etta Lewis (1932-1998) was an American registered nurse who was a leader of the civil rights movement in the 1960's in Lexington, Kentucky. Lewis was a leader in the Kentucky Congress Of Racial Equality. Lewis was inducted into the Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame in 2001.

Early life and education
Julia Etta Lewis was born in 1932. Lewis was a registered nurse.

Civil rights movement
Lewis was a leader of the civil rights movement in the 1960's in Lexington, Kentucky. Lewis was the head Lexington chapter of the Kentucky Congress Of Racial Equality, and Vice-president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People  (NAACP) in Lexington.

Lewis organized sit-ins at Lexington restaurants, lunch counters in Woolworth’s and Kresge’s and The Phoenix Hotel coffee shop, and movie theaters. She led demonstrations at Lexington City Hall.

Lewis is credited with maintaining a high level of cooperation with the NAACP, led by Audrey Grevious.

Later life, recognition, and death
Lewis was inducted into the Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame in 2001. She died on December 4,1998 in Lexington, Kentucky.