Walking with the wind : a memoir of the movement
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Biographies | BIOG LEWIS | In Library |
Subjects
LC Subjects
African American civil rights workers -- Biography
African American legislators -- Biography
African Americans -- Civil rights
Autobiographies.
Civil rights movements -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century
Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography
Legislators -- United States -- Biography
Lewis, John, -- 1940-2020
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.) -- Biography
United States. -- Congress. -- House -- Biography
African American legislators -- Biography
African Americans -- Civil rights
Autobiographies.
Civil rights movements -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century
Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography
Legislators -- United States -- Biography
Lewis, John, -- 1940-2020
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.) -- Biography
United States. -- Congress. -- House -- Biography
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Physical Desc
496 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Includes index
Description
Congressman John Lewis recounts his life, which began in rural poverty in Alabama, and included leadership of the movement to desegregate Nashville, a speech at the 1963 March on Washington, chairmanship of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and election to the U.S. Congress from Georgia in 1986. "John Lewis tells his story of struggle in the civil rights movement, of comradeship in that community, of its battles and triumphs."--Jacket
Awards
Lillian Smith Book Award, 1998
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Lewis, J., & D'Orso, M. (1998). Walking with the wind: a memoir of the movement . Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lewis, John, 1940-2020 and Michael, D'Orso. 1998. Walking With the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement. Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lewis, John, 1940-2020 and Michael, D'Orso. Walking With the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement Simon & Schuster, 1998.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Lewis, John, and Michael D'Orso. Walking With the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement Simon & Schuster, 1998.
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