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Smithsonian's new museum

We are excited to announce that on Monday, Sept. 12, "CBS This Morning" will be first to broadcast live from the Smithsonian's newest museum, National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. We will bring you the history behind the exhibits and the making of the museum that took more than a decade to build. Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis and museum director Lonnie Bunch will be among the guests in our broadcast.

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Rep. John Lewis on Democrats' gun control sit-in, Brexit

Georgia Congressman John Lewis vows to battle on, after this week's historic Congressional sit-in over the gun control stalemate. The civil rights pioneer joined fellow Democrats in a 25-hour protest. But House Speaker Paul Ryan says it was nothing more than a stunt. Rep. Lewis joins "CBS This Morning" from Washington to discuss why he felt he had to "dramatize" the issue and make it "plain" for the American people to see.

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Congressman Lewis is writing a series of comic books called "March," showing historic moments in the struggle for civil rights

Congressman Lewis is writing a series of comic books called "March," showing historic moments in the struggle for civil rights. Though Lewis was beaten and arrested many times as a young man during the civil rights movement, he still believes change can come through peaceful protests. That's the message he's hoping the comic books will get across to children. Jan Crawford reports.

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