A collection of stories tagged 'john lewis' from NPR. http://www.reverbiage.com/ Copyright 2006 Reverbiage.com. Reverbiage is not affiliated with NPR nor its member stations. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:28:10 EST This week, Sen. Barack Obama became the first African American to lead a major party's ticket. Rep. John Lewis, Maya Angelou, former President Jimmy Carter, Oprah Winfrey and Marian Wright Edelman reflect on this historic moment. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/55024 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94145200&ft=1&f=1012 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 19:23:00 EDT Georgia Rep. John Lewis marched with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. 45 years ago when he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. Sen. Barack Obama will accept the Democratic nomination on the same date. For Lewis, that marks the start of a new time in racial politics. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/54889 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94051037&ft=1&f=1001 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:47:00 EDT Stewart Gaffney and John Lewis are taking advantage of California's new law allowing same-sex marriages. The two are one of hundreds of gay couples expected to say their vows today. The couple reflects on their long road to formally solidifying their union, and the potential threat to gay marriage in November. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/51107 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91576250&ft=1&f=1012 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:00:00 EDT Both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama hope to win the African-American vote in the Democratic presidential primaries. One key is winning high-profile endorsements. Clinton got one of those earlier this month when the civil rights icon John Lewis chose her over Obama. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/40974 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15567228&ft=1&f=1012 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:51:00 EDT As a civil-rights hero, the endorsement of Rep. John Lewis is valued by presidential hopefuls -- including Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois and Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York. Lewis talks about being courted by two Democratic rivals. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/32761 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9237358 Fri, 30 Mar 2007 06:00:00 EDT A delegation of four American experts visited North Korea recently (Siegfried Hecker, former director of Los Alamos; Jack Pritchard, former U.S. special envoy for North Korea; Bob Karlin, former CIA analyst; and John Lewis, Stanford professor with good ties to North Korea). They came away with new information on North Korea's nuclear test, continuing problems in its nuclear program, a renewed confidence among North Korea's leaders as a result of the test, evidence of renewed vitality in North Korea's economy, especially in Pyongyang, and a clearer idea of why North Korea has agreed to return to the six party talks. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/25908 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6493080 Wed, 15 Nov 2006 17:34:00 EST Ed Gordon speaks with Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) about the passing of Coretta Scott King, her work and her legacy. King, the widow of civil rights icon the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., took up her slain husband's cause in 1968 to become a leader in the civil rights movement. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/2305 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5195985 Wed, 08 Feb 2006 00:00:00 EST Thursday marks the 50th anniversary of the Montgomery bus boycott. Ed Gordon looks back at the seminal protest and its impact with Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), Fred Shuttlesworth, who helped organize the boycott, and Montgomery's current mayor, Bobby Bright. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/3370 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5033971 Thu, 01 Dec 2005 00:00:00 EST A sound montage of some of the voices in this past week's news, including: Rosa Parks, civil rights pioneer; Georgia Rep. John Lewis; Janie Harrah, mother of soldier Daniel Bubb who was killed in Iraq; President George W. Bush; Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.); David Frum, a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute; Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nv.); Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/4710 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4981848 Sun, 30 Oct 2005 00:00:00 EDT