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"Memories of the Movement" - Part Two




Rev. Jesse Jackson Yuri Kochiyama
Rev. Jesse Jackson Yuri Kochiyama
   
   
Rep John Lewis  
Rep. John Lewis  
   

Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr.: Rainbow/Push Coalition founder recalls the events that led him to take a pivotal role in the movement. Dr. Raye Richardson: Owner of the nation's oldest surviving Black bookstore recalls her struggles against segregation. Yuri Kochiyama: Activist remembers the fear and excitement she experienced when meeting Malcolm X. James Kearney: then 102-year-old lifelong NAACP member details how he first became involved in the organization and the civil rights movement. Rep. John Lewis: Civil rights hero remembers the fight he helped wage for the Voting Rights Act and the struggle's renewed significance today.

 

 

 

 

…All that this week on The Tavis Smiley Show.

 

   



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