{"id":11601,"date":"2020-07-20T12:09:04","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T17:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=11601"},"modified":"2020-07-20T13:09:22","modified_gmt":"2020-07-20T18:09:22","slug":"own-oprah-winfrey-network-remembers-congressman-john-lewis-with-special-programming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/20\/own-oprah-winfrey-network-remembers-congressman-john-lewis-with-special-programming\/","title":{"rendered":"OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network Remembers Congressman John Lewis with Special Programming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11602\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/John_lewis_official_biopic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/John_lewis_official_biopic.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/John_lewis_official_biopic-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/John_lewis_official_biopic-260x170.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/John_lewis_official_biopic-160x104.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>In memory of Congressman John Lewis, OWN will present a special re-airing of &#8220;<strong><em>Oprah&#8217;s Master Class<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; from 2018 to air this Sunday, July 19 at 11:00AM ET\/PT and &#8220;<strong><em>Oprah Winfrey Presents: Legends Who Paved The Way<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; from 2015 to air on Sunday, July 26 at 11:00AM ET\/PT. 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