John Lewis: Profile of a Civil Rights Legend
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/communications_law/publications/communications_lawyer/fall2020/john-lewis-profile-a-civil-rights-legend/
The Life and Legacy of John Lewis: A look at the extraordinary life of the civil rights icon
This episode includes disturbing language, including racial slurs.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/20/podcasts/the-daily/john-lewis.html
Representative John Lewis, a stalwart of the civil rights era, died on Friday. We take a look at his life, lessons and legacy.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/20/podcasts/the-daily/john-lewis.html
Rep. John Lewis, civil rights freedom fighter who rose to Congress, dies at 80
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/17/rep-john-lewis-civil-rights-freedom-fighter-who-rose-to-congress-dies-at-80.html
John Lewis in the Lead: A Story of the Civil Rights Movement
https://bookshop.org/books/john-lewis-in-the-lead-a-story-of-the-civil-rights-movement/9781600608490
By Benny Andrews, Kathleen Benson, Jim Haskins
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/communications_law/publications/communications_lawyer/fall2020/john-lewis-profile-a-civil-rights-legend/
The Life and Legacy of John Lewis: A look at the extraordinary life of the civil rights icon
This episode includes disturbing language, including racial slurs.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/20/podcasts/the-daily/john-lewis.html
Representative John Lewis, a stalwart of the civil rights era, died on Friday. We take a look at his life, lessons and legacy.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/20/podcasts/the-daily/john-lewis.html
Rep. John Lewis, civil rights freedom fighter who rose to Congress, dies at 80
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/17/rep-john-lewis-civil-rights-freedom-fighter-who-rose-to-congress-dies-at-80.html
John Lewis in the Lead: A Story of the Civil Rights Movement
https://bookshop.org/books/john-lewis-in-the-lead-a-story-of-the-civil-rights-movement/9781600608490
By Benny Andrews, Kathleen Benson, Jim Haskins
This clip is from a September 9, 2014 interview between Teaching Tolerance and John Lewis.
Transcript:
“We were sitting down at a lunch counter at a Woolworth’s store, and a local police officer came by and said, “You must move. You refuse to move. You’ll be placed under arrest.” I stayed anchored on that stool until they caught me under my arms and led me out of the store to a wagon to be taken off to jail.”
“I felt free. I felt liberated. I felt like I had crossed over. I was not afraid. I had lost all sense of fear. I felt free even in jail—even behind bars. I felt free. I was in there with my friends, my colleagues, and even in jail we could sing songs. We could conduct nonviolent workshops. It was almost like a teach-in in jail. So by being behind these bars in this jail cell, I think the opposition thought they were hurting us but in a real sense they brought us closer together.”
https://www.learningforjustice.org/classroom-resources/texts/teaching-tolerance-interview-with-john-lewis
Primary Sources
Rep John Lewis’ Speech at March on Washington
JOHN LEWIS, “SPEECH AT THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON” (28 AUGUST 1963)
https://voicesofdemocracy.umd.edu/lewis-speech-at-the-march-on-washington-speech-text/
The two versions of John Lewis' March on Washington speech reveal the complexity of a young leader
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/versions-john-lewis-march-washington-speech-reveal-complexity/story?id=71880462
6 John Lewis speeches key to understanding his work and legacy
The late congressman’s words chronicle his long and enduring fight for racial equality in America.
https://www.vox.com/2020/7/18/21329556/john-lewis-speeches
JOHN LEWIS, “SPEECH AT THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON” (28 AUGUST 1963)
https://voicesofdemocracy.umd.edu/lewis-speech-at-the-march-on-washington-speech-text/
The two versions of John Lewis' March on Washington speech reveal the complexity of a young leader
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/versions-john-lewis-march-washington-speech-reveal-complexity/story?id=71880462
6 John Lewis speeches key to understanding his work and legacy
The late congressman’s words chronicle his long and enduring fight for racial equality in America.
https://www.vox.com/2020/7/18/21329556/john-lewis-speeches