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Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement
by John Lewis, Michael D'Orso
from Harvest Books

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• Invaluable Primer on Civil Rights and Nonviolence
  John Lewis' memoir tells of his pivotal role in the civil rights movement as , literally, its most prominent "fall guy." John Lewis was physically at the forefront of the major civil rights events-getting beaten, arrested, and ultimately, prevailing in the struggle to desegregate the south. He was one of the original Freedom Riders as well as the first person across the Pettis Bridge in Selma. He explains all of his actions and ethics through a mirror of highly disciplined non-violence that leaves the... more info

• A Walk with the Wind not a Work of Art
  The junior standard-bearer for civil rights during the era of segregation recounts his rise through those times toward his own national recognition. It's an intimate and introspective offering. It's a unique perspective.
  After his Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, crashes, he self-imposes exile as an "invisible man" in New York working as a grant officer for a private charity:
  (p398) "New York was just too big for me. I didn't feel as if I could get my hands around it. In the South,... more info

• Pesonal journey in Civil Rights Era
  John Lewis's powerful and moving retelling of his journey through the
  Civil Rights years, much of it in leadership positions, is a walk through
  important American history. His clarity of purpose, values, honed by the
  beatings and jailings of those years shine through it all. This personal
  insight into events we read about in history makes it real, and makes us
  admire the courage and persistence of people like John Lewis. In our present
  times of struggle over issues of... more info

• Walking With The People
  Ever since I came to the U.S. I learned about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his philosophy of non-violence, I always wanted to learn more about the civil rights movement because of the way African American citizens overcame their obstacles in a non-violent way.
  Walking with the wind is a memoir of the author John Lewis, the book begins at his home town where he was raised and learned the meaning of discrimination at an early age. The book describes his whole life how he was discriminated and how... more info

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