Remembering Norman Lear, creator of 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons'

Lear, who died Dec. 5, used humor to address racism and politics. Terry Gross spoke with Lear in 2014; Good Times actor Esther Rolle in 1983; and All in the Family director John Rich in 2006.

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