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His truth is marching on : John Lewis and the power of hope / Jon Meacham ; afterword by John Lewis.

Meacham, Jon, (author.). Lewis, John, 1940-2020 (writer of afterword.).

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  • ISBN: 9781984855022
  • ISBN: 1984855026
  • Physical Description: xii, 354 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Random House, [2020]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-338) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Overture: the last march -- A hard life, a serious life -- The spirit of history -- Soul force -- In the image of God and democracy -- We are going to make you wish you was dead -- I'm going to die here -- This country don't run on love -- Epilogue: against the rulers of the darkness.
Subject: Lewis, John, 1940-2020.
African American civil rights workers > Biography.
Civil rights workers > United States > Biography.
United States. Congress. House > Biography.
Legislators > United States > Biography.
Protest movements > United States.
Lewis, John, 1940 February 21-
United States. Congress. House.
African American civil rights workers.
Civil rights workers.
Legislators.
Protest movements.
United States.
Genre: Biographies.

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His Truth Is Marching On : John Lewis and the Power of Hope
His Truth Is Marching On : John Lewis and the Power of Hope
by Meacham, Jon; Lewis, John (Afterword by)
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Table of Contents

His Truth Is Marching On : John Lewis and the Power of Hope

SectionSection DescriptionPage Number
Overture The Last Marchp. 3
Chapter 1A Hard Life, A Serious Life
    Troy, Alabama: Beginnings to 1957p. 17
Chapter 2The Spirit of History
    Nashville, Tennessee: 1957-60p. 45
Chapter 3Soul Force
    The Freedom Rides: 1961p. 83
Chapter 4In the Image of God and Democracy
    Birmingham and Washington: 1963p. 117
Chapter 5We are Going to Make You Wish You was Dead
    Freedom Summer and Atlantic City: 1963-64p. 147
Chapter 6I'm Going to Die Here
    Selma, Alabama: 1965p. 183
Chapter 7This Country Don't Run on Love
    New York, Memphis, Los Angeles: 1966-68p. 210
Epilogue Against the Rulers of the Darknessp. 233
Afterword   John Lewisp. 247
Author's Note and Acknowledgmentsp. 251
Appendixp. 255
Source Notesp. 267
Bibliographyp. 321
Illustration List and Creditsp. 339
Indexp. 345

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