In search of the Beloved Community: Remembering Congressman John Lewis
In this episode of Florida Matters, we speak to Florida historian Raymond Arsenault about his biography of the late Congressman John Lewis. Lewis spent a lifetime fighting for equality. When the Georgia representative died in 2020, aged 80, America had changed profoundly from when Lewis fought for desegregation as a young civil rights activist. Lewis himself sometimes marveled at the remarkable journey his life took from the deep segregated South to the halls of Congress. While much has changed, America still faces challenges at home and abroad, and threats remain to issues that Lewis held…
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