Get In The Way: The Journey of John Lewis

Name: Get In The Way: The Journey of John Lewis
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2017-06-25
Duration: 1 h
Cast: John Lewis, Juanita Abernathy, Eleanor Holmes Norton, C.T. Vivian, Andrew Young

2017, English. Directed by Kathleen Dowdey.

Biographical documentary about John Lewis, the civil rights icon, respected legislator and elder statesman who continues to practice nonviolence in his determined fight for justice.

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Language: English
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Get In The Way: The Journey of John Lewis is streaming on PBS Documentaries and WETA+ in India.

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Released: 25 June 2017
Country: United States of America
Written by: Kathleen Dowdey

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Get In The Way: The Journey of John Lewis is streaming on PBS Documentaries and WETA+ in India. (Checked 14 November 2026.)

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Get In The Way: The Journey of John Lewis (2017) was directed by Kathleen Dowdey and stars John Lewis, Juanita Abernathy, Eleanor Holmes Norton.