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Walking with the wind a memoir of the movement
"Lewis's role in the Nashville Movement - a student-led effort to desegregate the city of Nashville through nonviolent sit-ins - made him a defining activist of his day and helped set the tone for the civil rights movement. Though he was repeatedly a victim of violence and intimidation, hi...
| Main Authors: | Lewis, John, 1940-2020 (Author), D'Orso, Michael (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Simon & Schuster Paperbacks,
2015.
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| Edition: | Simon & Schuster trade paperback edtion. |
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| Summary: |
"Lewis's role in the Nashville Movement - a student-led effort to desegregate the city of Nashville through nonviolent sit-ins - made him a defining activist of his day and helped set the tone for the civil rights movement. Though he was repeatedly a victim of violence and intimidation, his belief in peaceful action, inspired by his mentor, Dr. Martin Luther King, became the core of his cause and vision. In this classic bestseller, John Lewis vividly captures America's tumultuous civil rights era. His natural gift as a leader would continue. In 1986, he won a congressional seat in Georgia, and remains in office to this day."--The cover. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes index. |
| Physical Description: |
xvii, 526 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| ISBN: |
1476797714 9781476797717 0156007088 9780156007085 |
| Author Notes: |
Michael Droso is the author of sixteen books, which include Oceana, Plundering Paradise, and The Cost of Courage. His work has been featured or reviewed in The New Yorker, Time, Newsweek, and Sports Illustrated, among other publications. |