Please note: This program was originally scheduled for Oct. 19, but has been postponed due to the effects of Hurricane Milton. A new date will be announced soon. Please check back for more details.
For six decades John Lewis was a towering figure in the U.S. struggle for civil rights. As an activist and congressman, he was renowned for his unshakable integrity, courage, and determination to get into “good trouble.” Join historian Ray Arsenault as he traces Lewis’s upbringing in rural Alabama, his championing of voting rights and anti-poverty initiatives, and his decades of service as the “conscience of Congress.” Arsenault recounts Lewis’s lifetime of work toward one overarching goal: realizing the “beloved community,” an ideal society based in equity and inclusion.
Free and open to the public. Space is limited; reservations required.
Funding for this program is provided by the Zella I. and Junius F. Allen Fund and the Frederick Gallo Fund of the Community Foundation of Sarasota County.
