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To mark the 50th anniversary of "Freedom Summer" and the passage of the Civil Rights Act, civil rights icon John Lewis was invited to this summer's Aspen Ideas Festival where he said, "Speak up. Speak out and get in the way. Get in trouble. Good trouble. Necessary trouble. That's what I've been doing for more than fifty years and I will continue to do it." John Lewis spoke about his new book, "March: Book 1" with Gwen Ifill of the PBS Newshour.

Aspen Ideas Festival: Civil rights icon John Lewis on 'March, Book 1.'

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