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Library Journal
Reviewed on January 24, 2013 | DVD
Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) took part in the historic 1963 March on Washington and the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches. This three-volume memoir brings to life his half-ce...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on August 1, 2013
Congressman John Lewis--the last surviving member of the "Big Six" civil rights leaders--recounts his formative years in this first volume of a planned trilogy. The book opens on "Bloody Sunday," as troopers assail activists (including Lewis) marching across the Edmund Pettus Bridge. From this violently chaotic event the narrative fast-forwards to the early morning of Barack Obama's January 2009 inauguration, where Lewis shares his memories with young visitors to his congressional office. Lewis's path to nonviolence was s...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2013
Congressman John Lewis--the last surviving member of the "Big Six" civil rights leaders--recounts his formative years in this first vo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
