Congressman John Lewis Remembers Martin Luther King Jr.
Wednesday — April 4, 2018 — marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
At the StoryCorps Atlanta booth, Congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis speaks with Valerie Jackson – wife of former Atlanta Mayor Maynard Jackson – about the day he learned that the world had lost a hero.
This story was recorded in partnership with the Atlanta History Center, which hosts Atlanta’s StoryCorps Booth.