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In 'Preaching To The Chickens,' Rep. John Lewis' Childhood In Full Color
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Rep. John Lewis, a Democrat from Georgia, has long been a powerful voice for the civil rights movement. He was one of the leaders of the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery and made a keynote address during the March on Washington.
But where did Lewis' voice and activism come from? That's the subject of Jabari Asim's new book for children, "Preaching to the Chickens: The Story of Young John Lewis."
Guest
Jabari Asim, editor-in-chief of The Crisis, the journal of the NAACP, and a professor of creative writing at Emerson College. He tweets @jabariasim.
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This segment aired on November 21, 2016.