The power of nonviolent resistance

"They’re doing it, and they’re making all the mistakes, and they’re doing it right." Civil rights leaders old and young describe how activism is different today than for the leaders of the 1960s movement — but still as important. 

"Without songs, we couldn’t have had a movement." Civil rights activists describe how in jail, music was the one thing that couldn’t be taken from them — and it propelled the movement forward. 

"He was the epitome of the legacy of a slave master, and this man kept my people down." Rep. Barbara Lee and Peggy Wallace Kennedy, daughter of former Alabama governor George Wallace, recount how Wallace renounced his segregationist views. 

<p>An African-American civil rights hero, a Chinese online star, the tragic icon of Iran's reform movement and archive recordings of the psychoanalyst CG Jung. Plus the great violinist Yehudi Menuhin's love of yoga.</p><p>Photo:Roy Wilkins and Medgar Evers Being Arrested on 1st J ... Show More

If you can speak then speak and if you can speak and understand the meaning of your what you people going through don't hide it speak like a true person spoke like Martin Luther King don't hide your true world get it out in any way possible and shine it so your people can underst ... Show More

Journalist Gary Younge has seen up close some of the defining moments of our age. From Nelson Mandela's rise to power, to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, to the Black Lives Matter protests, he's been there to report the story. Presenter: Katie RazzallProducer: Dan Hardoon 

We are at war right now. In this time period the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and others have joined the list of unarmed black people who've been wrongfully killed at the hands of the police + white vigilantes. In a country that prides itself on offering ... Show More

This week Americans have been observing the Martin Luther King Jr Day national holiday, which marks the birthday of the late civil rights leader. The campaign to have Dr King formally recognized in the US was led by his widow, Coretta Scott King. The holiday was finally signed in ... Show More

Whether you're protesting in the streets or at the voting booth, we all recognize the need to disrupt generations of racism in our country. Knowing what to do is harder. Each week, Don Lemon will talk with experts, activists, and artists to help us figure out how to move forward, ... Show More