John Lewis: Good Trouble, the documentary detailing the life and work of the late civil rights leader and US Congressman has been available since early July. Now Apple has announced that it will be donating its profits from the documentary to the National Civil Rights Museum as well as the National Museum of African American History and Culture to honor Lewis’ legacy.
Apple shared the details in a blog post today:
Apple’s Lisa Jackson commented on the impact Lewis made:
As my colleague Ben Lovejoy highlighted earlier today:
You can rent John Lewis: Good Trouble through the Apple TV app as well as other services if you haven’t gotten a chance to watch it.
Lewis was elected to Congress in 1986 and served 17 terms. He received many honors during his life, including 50 honorary degrees, the Dole Leadership Prize, Four Freedoms Award, Golden Plate Award, John Heinz Award, Justice For All Award, Liberty Medal, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Profile in Courage Award, Spingarn Medal, Wallenberg Medal, and the Walter P. Reuther Humanitarian Award. When he attended President Obama’s inauguration, the president presented him with a photo of the event inscribed ‘Because of you, John.’
The memorial service for John Lewis is set for Monday, July 27 which incidentally has postponed a Congressional hearing that Apple CEO Tim Cook was set to testify at.
This is the latest effort from Apple to support racial justice and equity after establishing a $100 million initiative.
Here’s the summary of the documentary:
