Picking up where March: Book 1 ended this time Congressman Lewis tells of his time as a Freedom Rider, becoming head of the SNCC, beatings, jail time, and the August 1963 March On Washington.
Of all those who spoke that day John Lewis is the only one still alive.
None of this is pretty, in fact it is quite brutal. But it is important to know what people did to others who they felt were less than human because of the color of their skin. Because the past is ugly doesn't mean it should be swept under the rug and denied. Rather it should be studied, and each generation should learn the lessons and strive to do better than those who came before. It is the only thing that will bring about peace and equality.
Read this. Please.
(Finished May 27, 2015)
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