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    The years of the civil rights movement are counted among the most volatile, yet vibrant, in American history. In part one of our Black History Month special, "Memories of the Movement", we celebrate the courage, conviction, and commitment of the everyday people who made extraordinary contributions to American social progress.

     

     



  • The Tavis Smiley Show"Memories of the Movement" - Part One

    Dr. Freeman Hrabowski: Alabama native and current university president recalls how he became a child leader in the movement. Danny Glover: Award-winning actor connects his own emergence as an activist to bearing witness to the movement. Eleanor Holmes Norton: The DC congresswoman was part of the movement's most turbulent days as a young law student in Mississippi.

     

     

     



  • The Tavis Smiley Show"Memories of the Movement" - Part Two

    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.

     

     

     

     



  • The Tavis Smiley Show"Memories of the Movement" - Part Three

    Dorothy Tillman: Former student organizer recalls the climate that led her to join the movement. Robert Graetz: One of the few white Christian ministers tied to the movement recalls his friendship with Rosa Parks. Harry Belafonte: Legendary actor and close confidante to Dr. King recalls his friend's sense of humor amid the turmoil. Andrew Young: Former ambassador and King associate recalls meeting with President Johnson in the days before the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1968. Elizabeth Eckford and Jefferson Thomas: As youngsters, they helped integrate Little Rock's Central High School as part of the famous "Little Rock Nine". Dick Gregory: Legendary comedian says the courage of the men and women who were active in the movement is no laughing matter.

     



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The Tavis Smiley Show Presents: "Memories of the Movement"

 

The years of the civil rights movement are counted among the most volatile, yet vibrant, in American history. In part one of our Black History Month special, "Memories of the Movement", we celebrate the courage, conviction, and commitment of the everyday people who made extraordinary contributions to American social progress.


 




"Memories of the Movement" - Part One

Dr. Freeman Hrabowski: Alabama native and current university president recalls how he became a child leader in the movement. Danny Glover: Award-winning actor connects his own emergence as an activist to bearing witness to the movement. Eleanor Holmes Norton: The DC congresswoman was part of the movement's most turbulent days as a young law student in Mississippi.

 




"Memories of the Movement" - Part Two

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.




"Memories of the Movement" - Part Three

Dorothy Tillman: Former student organizer recalls the climate that led her to join the movement. Robert Graetz: One of the few white Christian ministers tied to the movement recalls his friendship with Rosa Parks. Harry Belafonte: Legendary actor and close confidante to Dr. King recalls his friend's sense of humor amid the turmoil. Andrew Young: Former ambassador and King associate recalls meeting with President Johnson in the days before the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1968. Elizabeth Eckford and Jefferson Thomas: As youngsters, they helped integrate Little Rock's Central High School as part of the famous "Little Rock Nine". Dick Gregory: Legendary comedian says the courage of the men and women who were active in the movement is no laughing matter.

 



 

 
         
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