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Into Remembering John Lewis | Into America Podcast – Ep. 44 | NBC News and MSNBC
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29:00Now PlayingBernard Lafayette first met John Lewis in 1958 when the two men were roommates at American Baptist College in Nashville, Tennessee. They were both from the South, resented segregation, and wanted to do something about it. They began organizing in Nashville and participated in sitits and the Freedom Rides across the south. Over the years, Lafayette watched Lewis grow into a national figure, from leading the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and being the youngest speaker at the 1963 March on Washington, to becoming the ‘conscience of Congress’ as a Representative from Georgia. In his own right, Lafayette worked for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and was the National Coordinator for the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign. He later became a scholar. Lafayette and Lewis remained close until Lewis's death on July 17, 2020. He was 80 years old. On this episode of Into America, host Trymaine Lee talks with Dr. Bernard Lafayette about his friendship with John Lewis, the 1960s civil rights protests, and Lewis’ legacy. Subscribe to NBC News
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