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Civil Rights: Yesterday and today

In honor of the late US Congressman from Georgia John Lewis, here’s a special Cambridge Forum we recorded in 2001 at the national history museum in Lexington, Massachusetts. Lewis reflects on his lifetime of working for civil rights, first as a young lieutenant of Dr. Martin Luther King and later as a U.S. Congressman.

Has there been progress over his 40-year career? 

– In this Jan. 3, 2019, file photo, Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., waves to the audience during swearing-in ceremony of Congressional Black Caucus members of the 116th Congress in Washington.