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John Lewis : in search of the beloved community Cover Image Book

John Lewis : in search of the beloved community / Raymond Arsenault.

In search of the beloved community (portion title)
Arsenault, Raymond, (author.).

Summary:

"For six decades John Robert Lewis (1940-2020) was a towering figure in the U.S. struggle for civil rights. As an activist and progressive congressman, he was renowned for his unshakable integrity, indomitable courage, and determination to get into "good trouble." In this first book-length biography of Lewis, Raymond Arsenault traces Lewis's upbringing in rural Alabama, his activism as a Freedom Rider and leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, his championing of voting rights and anti-poverty initiatives, and his decades of service as the "conscience of Congress." Arsenault recounts Lewis's lifetime of work toward one overarching goal: realizing the "beloved community," an ideal society based in equity and inclusion. Lewis never wavered in this pursuit, and even in death his influence endures, inspiring mobilization and resistance in the fight for social justice."-- adapted from dust jacket.
The first full-length biography of civil rights hero and congressman John Lewis.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0300253753
  • ISBN: 9780300253757
  • Physical Description: xvi, 552 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
  • Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2024]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction: In search of the beloved community -- "The boy from Troy" -- Nashville -- In the movement -- Riding to freedom -- Mississippi bound -- SNCC on the march -- "Bombingham" and freedom summer -- Atlantic City and Africa -- Selma and bloody Sunday -- Leaving SNCC -- Transition and tragedy -- Voting rights and the new south -- Sweet home Atlanta -- Mr. Lewis goes to Washington -- Keeping the dream alive -- Politics and remembrance -- The conscience of Congress -- Good trouble -- Perilous times -- Epilogue.

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Subject: Lewis, John, 1940-2020.
United States. Congress. House > Biography.
African American legislators > United States > Biography.
African Americans.
Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century.
Civil rights workers > Biography.
Civil rights.
Legislators > United States > Biography.
Politics, Practical.

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