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John Lewis : a life

By Greenberg, David, 1968-

Genre Large type books.

Audience Adults

Published 2025 by Thorndike Press Large Print, [Waterville, ME]

ISBN 9781420523140

Bib Id 1491763

Edition Large print edition.

Description 1281 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 22 cm

Born into poverty in rural Alabama, Lewis would become second only to Martin Luther King, Jr. in his contributions to the Civil Rights Movement. He was a Freedom Rider who helped to integrate bus stations in the South, a leader of the Nashville sit-in movement, the youngest speaker at the 1963 March on Washington, and the chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), which he made into one of the major civil rights organizations. He may be best remembered as the victim of a vicious beating by Alabama state troopers at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, where he nearly died. Greenberg's biography traces Lewis's life through the post-Civil Rights years, when he headed the Voter Education Project, which enrolled millions of African American voters across the South. The book reveals the little-known story of his political ascent first locally in Atlanta, and then as a member of Congress. Tapped to be a part of the Democratic leadership in Congress, he earned respect on both sides of the aisle for the sacrifices he had made on behalf of nonviolent integration in the South and came to be known as the "conscience of the Congress." Thoroughly researched and dramatically told, Greenberg's biography captures John Lewis's influential career through documents from dozens of archives, interviews with hundreds of people who knew Lewis, and long-lost footage of Lewis himself speaking to reporters from his hospital bed following his severe beating on "Bloody Sunday" in Selma. With new details about his personal and professional relationships, John Lewis: A Life is the definitive biography of a man whose heroism during the Civil Rights movement helped to bring America a new birth of freedom. -- ...
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ISBN

9781420523140 large print) $37.00

1420523147

Call #

LG-PRINT B Lewis G

Author

Greenberg, David, 1968-

Title

John Lewis : a life

Edition

Large print edition.

Publication Information

2025 by Thorndike Press Large Print, [Waterville, ME] :

Description

1281 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 22 cm

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 1021-1278)

Contents

Part 1: Protest (1940-1968). The boy from Troy -- Nashville -- The sit-ins -- SNCC -- The freedom rides -- Open city -- The March on Washington -- One man, one vote -- Freedom Summer -- Africa -- Selma -- Revolt at Kingston Springs -- Lost in New York -- RFK -- Part 2: Politics (1969-2020). The Voter Education Project -- The first race -- ACTION -- Atlanta -- John vs. Julian -- On the Hill -- The Clinton years -- Ambitions -- In opposition -- "Because of you" -- Rock star -- Conscience of the Congress -- Lion in winter -- Invictus.

Summary

Subject

African American civil rights workers--Biography.

African American legislators--United States--Biography.

Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th century.

African American political activists.

Legislators--United States.

African American men.

Genre/Form

Large type books.
Informational works.
Biographies.
Large print books

Series

Thorndike Press large print biographies and memoirs.