Remembering John Lewis: On Stage At The Flynn Center In Burlington

Vermont Public | By John Van Hoesen,

Kari Anderson, Jane Lindholm, Matthew F Smith, April Qian, Lydia Brown

Published July 30, 2020 at 9:13 AM EDT

Georgia Congressman John Lewis speaking on stage. — Georgia Congressman John Lewis spoke to a sold-out house at the Flynn Center on Monday, October 7, 2019

Civil rights icon Congressman John Lewis died earlier this month and the nation is paying tribute to his legacy. This hour, we listen back to a conversation recorded in Vermont last fall between Lewis and Andrew Aydin. The pair co-authored the graphic novel trilogy March, which tells the story of Lewis' rural upbringing and key role in the Civil Rights movement.

Originally broadcast on October 9, 2019; rebroadcast a 7 p.m.

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John Van Hoesen

John Van Hoesen is the senior vice president and chief content officer at VPR. He oversees content on VPR News, VPR Classical and VPR.net. He has also served as news director and vice president for news at VPR.

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Originally from Delaware, Matt moved to Alaska in 2010 for his first job in radio. He spent five years working as a radio and television reporter, radio producer, talk show host, and news director. His reporting received awards from the Alaska Press Club and the Alaska Broadcasters Association. Relocating to southwest Florida, he was a producer for television news and NPR member station WGCU for their daily radio show, Gulf Coast Live. He joined Vermont Public in October 2017 as producer of Vermont Edition.

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