John Lewis
In Search of the Beloved Community
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2024], ©2024.
Format: Book
Description: xvi, 552 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
The first full-length biography of civil rights hero and congressman John Lewis.
Series: Black lives series.
Contents:
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.
Subjects:
Lewis, John, 1940-2020.
United States. Congress. House -- Biography.
Civil rights workers -- Biography.
African American legislators -- United States -- Biography.
Legislators -- United States -- Biography.
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Politics, Practical.
Civil rights.
African Americans.
Lewis, John, 1940-2020.
United States. Congress. House -- Biography.
Civil rights workers -- Biography.
African American legislators -- United States -- Biography.
Legislators -- United States -- Biography.
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Politics, Practical.
Civil rights.
African Americans.
ISBN:
0300253753
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BIOGRAPHY Lewis, John | Main (Downtown) | Biography | Out (Due: 4/30/2024) |
Includes bibliographical references and index.