Civil Rights: John Lewis

An intimate account of legendary U.S. Representative John Lewis's life, legacy, and more than 60 years of extraordinary activism.

Civil rights leader and longtime US congressman John Lewis spent his life fighting for freedom and justice for everyone. In this illuminating conversation with lawyer and activist Bryan Stevenson, Lewis discusses the essential importance of voting, shares encouraging words of wisdom for the generation of young people currently organizing in the struggle for racial justice and tells moving stories from his decades of making "good trouble" -- at the Freedom Rides, March on Washington and in the halls of Congress.

Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) remembers, on July 7, 1998, his experiences on the streets and in jail during the civil rights movement. His book is titled, ""Walking With the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement". Original broadcast date: July 07, 1998.