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Movement. through the faith and politics institute he traveled with more than 300 politicians over the years. >> we were going to the lunch counters, when we were marching -- >> i think he's one of the few people in congress that can bring people from many different parties together and say let's spend three days wrestling with the past. only john could do that. >> lewis built on the relationships to support his chosen projects. >> he tries to use the influence that he has, the respect that he commands to advance the causes that he thinks are important. and that i think are really all about fa...

Dignity and the worth of every human being. even if someone beat you, throw you in jail, look them in the eye and respect them. >> lawson's group began sit-ins at lunch counters in downtown nashville in early 1960. lewis and the other students filled the counters, tried to order food, and then took whatever abuse was hurled at them. and the 20-year-old lewis was arrested for the first time in february 1960, his parents were shocked. >> lot of people of color were afraid of what could happen. he could die. they could lose the land or any number of terrible consequences. >> reporter: but lewis a...

Congressional trips to selma and other sights of the civil rights movement. through the faith and politics institute he traveled with more than 300 politicians over the years. >> we were going to the lunch counters and marching. >> i think he's one of the few in congress that can bring people from many different parties together and say let's spend three days wrestling with the past. only john could do that. >> lewis built on the relationships to support his chosen projects. >> he tries to use the influence that he has, the respect that he commands to advance the causes that he thinks are impo...

African-american and the cause for human rights in america. martin luther king's strategy of nonviolent direct action inspired a wave of young activists to take up the cause. >> king was able to energize young ministers, young students. he set a tone of "let's come out of these cathedrals, let's come out of these offices, and let's do something in the streets." >> beginning in february 1960, in cities from greensboro to nashville, black students sat down at lunch counters and refused to leave until they were served. sit-ins introduced a new, more confrontational tactic to the movement that pro...

Generation, one out of three in a recent poll said they are not completely convinced -- ready for this -- that the earth is round. >> is round. remember the flat earth society? i'm glad you mentioned young people. again, we're going to switch subjects here. i was going to talk to you a moment about your conversation with steve and symone, which was just fascinating to me. i am so glad that you're on that story, and we have been on the khashoggi story a lot as well. but when you were speaking about young people, i had a conversation with my mom late into the night last night, and she was talkin...