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Episode Detail: John Lewis: Walking With the Wind - Booknotes

Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) discusses his memoir, "Walking With the Wind," about his involvement with the civil-rights movement of the 1960s, which included speaking at the 1963 March on Washington and organizing protests and sit-ins.

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