With: John Lewis, Amory Houghton, Emanuel Cleaver, John Larson, Bernard Lafayette, Juanita Abernathy, Michael Collins, Bill Harbour, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Andrew Young, Steny Hoyer, and others. Originally broadcast on PBS on February 10, 2017.
Contents:
Don't get in the way -- Montgomery bus boycott and Nashville Sit-Ins 1955-1960 -- Freedom rides 1961 -- March on Washington 1963 -- The right to vote, Selma 1965 -- Transition to politics -- Civil rights and human rights.
Summary:
Follow the courageous journey of John Lewis, a civil rights hero, congressional leader, and human rights champion whose unwavering fight for justice spans the past 50 years. The son of sharecroppers, Lewis grew up in the segregated South and rose from Alabama's Black Belt to the corridors of power on Capitol Hill. His humble origins have forever linked him to those whose voices often go unheard.
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