Follow the courageous journey of John Lewis, a civil rights hero, congressional leader, and human rights champion whose unwavering fight for justice spanned the past 57 years. The son of sharecroppers, Lewis grew up in the segregated South and rose from Alabama's Black Belt to the corridors of power on Capitol Hill. His humble origins have forever linked him to those whose voices often go unheard.

Through never-before-seen interviews shot over 20 years, Lewis tells the gripping tale of his role in the vanguard of the Civil Rights Movement. He was the youngest speaker at the historic 1963 March on Washington and he led the Bloody Sunday march in Selma in 1965 where Alabama state troopers attacked peaceful protesters with billy clubs, bullwhips, and tear gas. This march led to President Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act into law, which prohibited racial discrimination at the polls.

Originally an activist pushing from the outside, Lewis became the conscience of congress who made noise on the inside pressing for justice, equality, and human rights. Despite setbacks—and there were many—John Lewis' eyes remained steadfastly on the prize.

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Reviews
"When I tell my daughter about the late John Lewis, I say that he was a loving man, a person of intense and infectious kindness. Congressman Lewis was equally unafraid and unselfish, and he inspired those qualities in others. When I tell my daughter about John Lewis, I will encourage her to walk in his path and 'make good trouble.' The stories I tell my daughter are the ones featured prominently in John Lewis: Get In the Way, a film honoring the legacy of the late congressman. This film should be required viewing for everyone, and I recommend it to anyone who, like Lewis, believes that the fate of the nation depends on ordinary citizens being extraordinary in their deeds and ideas."