Conscience of the Country: A Tribute to John Lewis

On One with Angela Rye

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🗓️ 2 August 2020

⏱️ 168 minutes

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On this special edition of On 1 with Angela Rye, Angela Rye is joined by elected officials, former staffers, and civil rights leaders to commemorate the life and legacy of Congressman John Lewis. Angela sits down for an exclusive conversation with Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr. There will also be panel discussions with Derrick Johnson, President and CEO of the NAACP; Rep. Karen Bass, Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus; Stephanie Young, Managing Director for Culture, Communications & Media Partnerships at When We All Vote, LaTosha Brown, Co-founder of Black Voter Matter and many more. ► Make sure you follow me on socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angelarye/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheAngelaRye/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/angela_rye Website: http://angelarye.com/ ► Angela Rye embodies what it means to be a “bringer of truth”. Named and raised accordingly, the attorney’s no holds barred commentary has resonated with demographics all over the world. She is the Principal and CEO of IMPACT Strategies, a political advocacy, social impact, and racial equity firm based in Washington, DC. She is the host of the podcast “On One with Angela Rye” and a commentator on CNN. She has been seen on several programs and outlets from Breakfast Club, BET where she has been nominated for multiple NAACP Image Awards , TV One, and ABC among others. She is a 2019 recipient of an Honorary Doctorate from Wiley College. Angela served as the Executive Director and General Counsel to the Congressional Black Caucus for the 112th Congress.

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0:00.0	The
0:01.0	Congressman John Robert Lewis was born in Troy, Alabama on February 21, 1940 to share
0:16.5	crappers Willie May and Eddie Lewis.
0:19.6	He is known for telling the story of preaching to chickens, but the boy from Troy, as he was
0:25.0	nicknamed, went on to become a revered world leader and fearless advocate for voting
0:30.7	rights.
0:32.2	Organizing sit-ins in Nashville in 1960 and becoming one of the original freedom writers,
0:38.3	Mr. Lewis joined the movement for civil rights and never looked back.
0:42.6	As the chairman of SNCC, he served as the youngest speaker at the March on Washington in 1963.
0:49.1	In 1965, alongside Reverend Hosea Williams, Congressman Lewis led a march for voting rights
0:56.0	across the Edmund, Pettis Bridge in Selma, Alabama, where he endured violent attacks
1:03.5	by state troopers and vigilantes.
1:06.2	Mr. Lewis fell to the ground with a fractured skull, and five months later, President
1:11.7	Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in Toulot.
1:17.6	On the other side of that bridge, Mr. Lewis marched on into a life and career of activism
1:24.2	and public service.
1:26.0	He lost his first attempt at running for Congress in 1977, but was appointed the same year
1:32.4	by President Jimmy Carter to the Director of Action, a federal agency for volunteerism.
1:39.8	He then won a seat on the Atlanta City Council in 1981 and five years later ran for Congress
1:47.1	in 2001.
1:48.7	So much of the conversation about Congressman John Lewis has been about his activism,
1:54.6	but he stood on so many legislative accomplishments, including sponsoring or co-sponsoring more
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