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Now </span>it’s <span class="highlight highlight-4">up to us</span><span class> to continue his legacy.</span></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item component-text"><div class="paragraph paragraph--type-text paragraph--view-mode-default margin-above-medium bg-white ds-1col clearfix"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><hr><p dir="ltr"><span class>People For the American Way founder Norman Lear died at the age of 101 on December 5, 2023. “Norman loved this country, and he loved defending its ideals,” said People For the American Way President Svante Myrick. “We will honor Norman by carrying on the work to which he dedicated so much of his life.” </span></p><div class="align-left"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/quarter_width/public/images/Norman%20Lear%20and%20Barbara%20Jordan.png.webp?itok=sKdy14LK" width="293" height="293" alt="Norman Lear and Barbara Jordan" class="image-style-quarter-width"> </div> </div> <h2><strong>Activist, Citizen, Patriot</strong></h2><p dir="ltr"><span class>Norman Lear founded People For the American Way in 1981 to counter the divisive rhetoric and authoritarian agenda being spread by leaders of the emerging religious right political movement.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span class>Recruiting like-minded friends and colleagues, including the late Rep. Barbara Jordan and other civic, religious, civil rights, and business leaders, Lear fought tirelessly for the values he believed defined the American way. For decades he participated in campaigns for voting rights, LGBTQ equality, the freedom to learn, and more.</span></p><p dir="ltr"> </p><p dir="ltr"> </p><div class="align-right"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/quarter_width/public/images/Norman%20Lear%20Portrait.png.webp?itok=ji7UKx2p" width="293" height="293" alt="Black and white picture of Norman Lear wearing his iconic hat looking to the right" class="image-style-quarter-width"> </div> </div> <h2><strong>Visionary, Writer, Icon</strong></h2><p dir="ltr"><span class>Lear was a legendary television and film producer behind visionary shows like All in the Family, The Jeffersons, and Good Times. His shows weren’t just popular – they fostered countless conversations about important issues, including racism, LGBTQ rights, and abortion. His shows broke new ground on representation and inclusion, changing the face of television by changing the faces that were on television. </span></p><h2> </h2><h2> </h2><h2><strong>A Patriot Who Fought Fascism</strong></h2><p dir="ltr"><span class>Lear was a World War II veteran who dropped out of college to fight fascism and considered himself an unabashedly patriotic American. “I am a patriot,” he wrote in a Washington Post op-ed published on his 99th birthday, “and I will not surrender that word to those who play to our worst impulses rather than our highest ideals.”</span></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item component-half_image"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type-half-image paragraph--view-mode-video margin-above-medium bg-gray image-alignment-right ds-2col"> <div class="group-left"> <button data-bs-target="#overlay-0f5131a8-6a8d-4520-a417-052d57b87d6a" data-bs-toggle="modal" aria-label="Norman Lear’s Legacy: The Work Continues" type="button"> <div class="field 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People For the American Way.’” He was deeply troubled about the threat posed by authoritarianism, writing in a New York Times op ed published on his 100th birthday, “To be honest, I’m a bit worried that I may be in better shape than our democracy is.”</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span class>Lear designated People For the American Way to receive contributions in his honor so that we can continue to defend our democracy from authoritarian threats and advance America’s promise that everyone will enjoy freedom, justice, and a vote that counts. </span></p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item component-image_gallery"><div class="paragraph paragraph--type-image-gallery paragraph--view-mode-default margin-above-medium bg-white ds-1col clearfix"> <h2>101 years of life and love of country</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-gallery-images field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <button type="button" data-bs-target="#views-bootstrap-image-gallery-block-1" 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