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John Lewis Marches On (2013-07-26)
About this film
Bill Moyers and Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) meet to share experiences and revelations about the momentous 1963 March on Washington, which they both attended 50 years ago. Their discussion takes them to the spot in front of the Lincoln Memorial where Dr. King gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech and John Lewis, Bayard Rustin, Roy Wilkins, and others famously spoke about freedom and justice, creating critical momentum for both the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act. While there, Moyers and Lewis attracted a curious crowd of children and adults, and conducted a spontaneous lesson in civil rights history. Threading rarely-seen documentary footage into their conversation, Bill Moyers — who was deputy director of the newly-created Peace Corps at the time — also shares his own memories of the day.
Directors & creators
American Archive of Public Broadcasting
Subjects
public broadcasting, AAPB, John Lewis, Bill Moyers, Martin Luther King Jr., Bayard Rustin, Roy Wilkins, A. Philip Randolph, John Clyde, March on Washington 1963, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, Peace Corps, Civil Rights Act, Voting Rights Act, Selma to Montgomery marches, Edmund Pettus Bridge, nonviolence, voter registration
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