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John Lewis: The Spirit of History

John Lewis: The Spirit of History

Released Monday, 27th January 2020
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John Lewis: The Spirit of History

John Lewis: The Spirit of History

John Lewis: The Spirit of History

John Lewis: The Spirit of History

Monday, 27th January 2020
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This son of a sharecropper tells the story of how he grew up to become a legendary leader of the Civil Rights Movement and a 17-term Congressman from the state of Georgia. He describes his political and spiritual awakenings, and recounts how he learned to live fearlessly and non-violently, despite the many beatings and arrests he endured -- at lunch counter sit-ins and during the march from Selma to Montgomery.  You'll hear archival sound from those events as well, and an excerpt of John Lewis speaking at the March on Washington when he was just 23 years old.  

 

Some of the musical excerpts in the episode, including "We Shall Overcome," are from the Charlie Haden & Hank Jones album, "Steal Away," on Verve Records.

(c ) American Academy of Achievement 2020

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