The Atlantic, April 4, 2014: King ‘inspired me to get in trouble’
John Lewis, now a Georgia congressman, was the teenage son of Alabama sharecroppers when he first met Martin Luther King Jr., 60 years ago. One of the last surviving members of King’s inner circle, the 78-year-old Lewis is an icon of the movement.
Here, he recalls what it was like to know King and to hear the messages that shape the world today.
Follow the link to read a shortened version of Lewis’ interview.
