John Lewis: The Last Interview

Download or read book John Lewis: The Last Interview written by MELVILLE HOUSE and published by Melville House. This book was released on 2021-11-23 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring interviews of civil rights activist and congressman John Lewis at almost every stage of his career, this collection illustrates why Lewis has become a human rights icon and remains an inspiration to activists today Throughout John Lewis’s long and storied career he maintained a seemingly unwavering hope for a better future. This hope can be traced throughout the inteviews collected here. From a young activist testifying in the aftermath of Bloody Sunday to recounting the violence he met as a Freedom Rider to an elder statesman inspired by today's civil rights activists, this collection forms a portrait of a man whose life was spent fighting for a better world and never lost hope.