The Nashville Sit-Ins
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With fellow students in 1961, Lewis began a nonviolent sit in campaign at Nashville lunch counters where African Americans had long been refused service.
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The Nashville Sit-Ins
Clip: Season 1 | 3m 36sVideo has Closed Captions
With fellow students in 1961, Lewis began a nonviolent sit in campaign at Nashville lunch counters where African Americans had long been refused service.
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Clip: S1 | 1m 59s | Lewis reminds voters today that “the vote is the most powerful tool that we have." (1m 59s)
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