Watch Barack Obama and John Lewis talk about Martin Luther King’s legacy

Wednesday marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Civil Rights icon Martin Luther King, Jr., a day of remembrance and of reflection about King’s impact. 

And that includes this powerful, heartfelt discussion between Barack Obama, the nation’s first African-American president, and Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) who is himself an important figure of the Civil Rights movement, having worked alongside King. 

Put together by the Obama Foundation, the discussion includes a roundtable with students from Ron Brown College Preparatory High School (Washington, D.C.) as part of the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance initiative.  Read more…

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