Remembering John Lewis

<p>An extraordinary conversation with the late congressman John Lewis, taped in Montgomery, Alabama, during a pilgrimage 50 years after the March on Washington. It offers a rare look inside his wisdom, the civil rights leaders’ spiritual confrontation within themselves, and the intricate art of nonviolence as “love in action.”</p><p>John Lewis was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Georgia’s 5th Congressional District. He is the author of <i>Walking With the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement</i>, <i>Across That Bridge: Life Lessons and a Vision for Change</i>, and <i>March</i>, a three-part graphic novel series. He died on July 17, 2020. </p><p>Find the transcript for this show at <a href="https://onbeing.org/programs/john-lewis-love-in-action/#transcript">onbeing.org</a></p><p>This show originally aired in March 2013.</p>