Get to know John Lewis, one of the most influential activists in the civil rights movement and trace the pivotal points of America's evolving social history through his actions.
John Lewis: Witness to History
Follow in the awe-inspiring footsteps of one of the most influential activists in America's civil rights movement.
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A commomorative episode!
It is obviously a commomorative lecture of Rep. John Lewis. Though the civil war history is known and studied many times, it is always nice to revisit the time. Thanks Wondrium for this short lecture.
Date published: 2023-08-01
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I can't help loving him.
I never met him, but this documentary confirms what I knew about him. He was a man of strength, love, kindness, hope and determination. H was a good man.
Date published: 2021-03-04
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chipper68 from
A story of an American Hero
This story of John Lewis is one of an American hero who can inspire us to constructive lives of integrity. We need this right now.
Date published: 2021-02-20
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Cynthia I am from
John Lewis ~ A Great Man
How wonderful it was this evening to be able to share this informative and uplifting video about the life of a truly good man, John Lewis, with my 11 year old grandson. I lived through the turmoil of the 1960s and early 1970s, but from afar, as a privileged white person living in a progressive western state. John Lewis endured all the hatred and violence directed at him as a young person yet maintained a civil and dignified demeanor as he became a man of great importance to the United States. Undoubtedly Rep. Lewis developed his core values from his family and community as he grew up and this, combined with his innate intelligence and perseverance, led him to live a life of excellence that is admired today by all. Thank you for allowing me to share this moving video with an impressionable member of the next generation.
Date published: 2021-02-20
Overview
01: John Lewis: Witness to History
Starting with his early life in a sharecropper family, follow how John Lewis grew up in a deeply segregated environment and how the impact of that shaped his beliefs and actions. Learn about the demonstrations and protests he was involved in and the massive amount of risk of physical harm he took, as well as how he came to work with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He was among the 13 original Freedom Riders. And at just 23 years old, he was a featured speaker in 1963 at one of the most important events of the post-war era: the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. He later served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1987 to 2020.
29 min
