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Walking with the wind

Walking with the wind

A Memoir of the Movement
Biography & MemoirHistory
Pages
496
Published
2001
Language
English

Synopsis

Discover the extraordinary life of John Lewis, from his humble beginnings as an Alabama sharecropper's son to a respected United States Congressman. This memoir offers a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the Civil Rights Movement, detailing the struggles, infighting, and triumphs of a pivotal era. Follow Lewis as he recounts his experiences, from the Nashville lunch counter sit-ins to the historic march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge on 'Bloody Sunday.

How it reads

InspiringInformativeReflective
Coming of AgeSurvival
Prose complexity 7/10
Content warnings (1)
Violence

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