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David Levering Lewis

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The African Americans: Many Rivers To Cross
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David Levering Lewis was born on 25 May 1936 in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. He is known for New York: A Documentary Film (1999), The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2013) and Jackie Kennedy: Fighting for Civil Rights (2018). He was previously married to Ruth Ann Stewart and Sharon Siskind.
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    New York: A Documentary Film (1999)
    New York: A Documentary Film
    9.1
    TV Mini Series
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    The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2013)
    The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
    8.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Self - historian
    Jackie Kennedy: Fighting for Civil Rights (2018)
    Jackie Kennedy: Fighting for Civil Rights
    6.7
    • Self
    • 2018
    American Experience (1987)
    American Experience
    8.6
    TV Series
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    • New York: A Documentary Film (1999)
      New York: A Documentary Film
      9.1
      TV Mini Series
      • historical consultant
      • 1999–2001
    • American Experience (1987)
      American Experience
      8.6
      TV Series
      • historical consultant
      • advisor
      • 1998–1999

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    The African Americans: Many Rivers To Cross
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    The African Americans: Many Rivers To Cross

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    • Born
      • May 25, 1936
      • Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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        Ruth Ann Stewart1994 - May 30, 2014 (her death, 1 child)
    • Children
        Eric
    • Parents
        John Henry Lewis Sr.
    • Relatives
      • John Lewis Jr.(Sibling)

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      Author and historian. He has won two Pulitzer Prizes, the Bancroft Prize and the Francis Parkman Prize.
    • Quotes
      History is a pretty good trade. It's indoor work and you can go to interesting places.

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