Winner of the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work/Biography.
In this heartfelt book, Lewis explores the contributions That each generation must make to achieve change..
Now, in an era in which the protest culture he helped forge has resurfaced as a force for change, Lewis\' insights have never been more relevant.
Despite more than forty arrests, physical attacks, and serious injuries, John Lewis has remained a devoted advocate of the discipline and philosophy of nonviolence.
The Civil Rights Movement gave rise to the protest culture we know today, and the experiences of leaders like Congressman Lewis, a close confidant to Martin Luther King, Jr., have never been more relevant.
In Across That Bridge , Congressman John Lewis draws from his experience as a prominent leader of the Civil Rights Movement to offer timeless wisdom, poignant recollections, and powerful principles for anyone interested in challenging injustices and inspiring real Change toward a freer, more peaceful society.
Winner of the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work/Biography