![]() ![]() Representative John Lewis (D-GA) discussed his autobiography, Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement, published by Simon and Schuster. ![]() Lewis served on Atlanta’s City Council before being elected to congress in 1986 after defeating Julian Bond in the Democratic primary. Kennedy during his 1968 presidential campaign. He was a leader of the Nashville Movement and campaigned with Robert F. At the age of 23, Representative Lewis was a speaker at the March on Washington in August 1963 with Martin Luther King Jr., organized peaceful protests and sit-ins, and organized the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee’s drive to organize voter registration during the Mississippi Freedom Summer. Martin Luther King Jr., who were at the time of the march on Washington in 1963 considered to be the Big Six of the Civil Rights Movement. John Lewis was the youngest of a group of Civil Rights’ leaders, including Dr. T11:00:01-05:00 Representative John Lewis (D-GA) discussed his autobiography, Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement, published by Simon and Schuster. For about three weeks, I’ve been reading John Lewis’ book, Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement. ![]()
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