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With fellow students in 1961, Lewis began a nonviolent sit in campaign at Nashville lunch counters where African Americans had long been refused service.

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JOHN LEWIS GET IN THE WAY Premieres Friday, February 10, 2017, 10:3011:30 p.m. ET