U.S. History

The Shadows of Youth: The Remarkable Journey of the Civil Rights Generation

Andrew Lewis

About the Program

Historian Andrew Lewis presents a history of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the group's centrality in the advancement of civil rights and profiles several of its key members, including Julian Bond, John Lewis, Marion Barry, and Diane Nash.  Mr. Lewis follows many of SNCC's members from their early activist efforts to their later careers in politics.  Andrew Lewis discusses his book at the University of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia.

About the Authors

Andrew Lewis

Andrew Lewis is the coeditor with Julian Bond of Gonna Sit at the Welcome Table: A Documentary History of the Civil Rights Movement.  He has taught at Hamilton College, Wesleyan University, and the University of Richmond.


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The Shadows of Youth: The Remarkable Journey of the Civil Rights Generation

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Past Airings

  • Sunday, March 21st at 8am (ET)
  • Saturday, March 20th at 11:30pm (ET)
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