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1940 feb. 21-

Freedom riders

John Lewis and Jim Zwerg on the front lines of the Civil Rights Movement
Recounts the freedom ride of John Lewis and Jim Zwerg into the South in 1961 as part of the Civil Rights Movement.
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John Lewis in the lead

a story of the Civil Rights Movement
An illustrated biography of Georgia congressman John Lewis, focusing on his activities on behalf of civil rights, specifically his leadership in the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in an effort to secure voting rights for African-Americans.

Across that bridge

life lessons and a vision for change
2012
Demonstrates how lessons and advances from the Civil Rights Movement can be applied to modern discussions of social inequality. Discusses how ordinary citizens can guide themselves through social change in order to form a more peaceful society.

John Lewis in the lead

a story of the civil rights movement
Introduces readers to the life and accomplishments of civil rights activist and U.S. Congressman John Lewis through simple text and full-color illustrations.

Freedom riders

John Lewis and Jim Zwerg on the front lines of the Civil Rights Movement
2008
Recounts the freedom ride of John Lewis and Jim Zwerg into the South in 1961 as part of the Civil Rights Movement.

John Lewis

from Freedom Rider to Congressman
2002
Chronicles the life of the man whose politics took him from civil rights worker in the South to serving as a United States Congressman.

Walking with the wind

a memoir of the movement
1999
Biography of John Lewis, civil rights worker and member of the House of Representatives, discussing his participation in several events in the civil rights movement during the 1960s and 1970s and his terms as a congressman from Georgia during the late 1980s and 1990s.

Walking with the wind

a memoir of the movement
1998
Biography of John Lewis, civil rights worker and member of the House of Representatives, discussing his participation in several events in the civil rights movement during the 1960s and 1970s and his terms as a congressman from Georgia during the late 1980s and 1990s.

John Lewis

2010
Profiles the civil rights leader who was active in the Freedom Rides and other major events in the battle against segregation and later became a long-term congressman from Georgia.

John Lewis in the lead

a story of the Civil Rights Movement
2006
An illustrated biography of Georgia congressman John Lewis, focusing on his activities on behalf of civil rights, specifically his leadership in the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in an effort to secure voting rights for African-Americans.

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