Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement: Lewis, John, D'Orso, Michael: 9780156007085: Amazon.com: Books

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The unsung greatest Civil Rights hero in U.S. history!

Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2023

What an amazing life! John Lewis was, in my humble opinion, the greatest Civil Rights leader in US history, bar none. He left home as a youth with nothing but the principles & ethics he learned as a sharecropper’s son, and he didn’t need much more than that. He was the... See more

What an amazing life! John Lewis was, in my humble opinion, the greatest Civil Rights leader in US history, bar none. He left home as a youth with nothing but the principles & ethics he learned as a sharecropper’s son, and he didn’t need much more than that. He was the personification of non-violent, passive resistance during the Civil Rights movement, never wavering from his strict moral code. When he was being approached by an army of Alabama state troopers, some of their deputies on horseback, at the base of the Edmund Pettus Bridge on what came to be known as “Bloody Sunday”, and he was at the front of the march, he just stood and let them knock him down. He was such an inspiration, at first as the leader of SNCC, and then as a city councilman in Atlanta, later as a Representative in the US Congress, and he always held to his ideals and strict ethical code I can think of NO better book to read to get a feeling of those who had “boots on the ground” in the struggle for Civil Rights, and what they struggled through to get where they got. All praise to Congressman John Lewis, one of this country’s greatest heroes ever!

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Amazing! Captivating! Emotional!

Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2021

John Lewis was a wise story teller, an excellent writer, a gentle soul, and a good person. He takes you by the hand and walks you through the story of his life starting as the dirt-poor son of an Alabama sharecropper, his terrifying experiences in the civil rights movement,... See more

John Lewis was a wise story teller, an excellent writer, a gentle soul, and a good person. He takes you by the hand and walks you through the story of his life starting as the dirt-poor son of an Alabama sharecropper, his terrifying experiences in the civil rights movement, and finally his work in politics. I didn’t know much about him going into the book and emerged with a new appreciation and respect for the man and his accomplishments. He delivers a keen insider view of the U.S. civil rights movement with its many historic events. Highly recommended no matter where you stand politically. His story is that good.

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Modern hero

Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2019

For those of you unfamiliar with John Lewis, his is truly an inspirational story, a driven and courageous man who rose from relative poverty to play a crucial role in the civil rights movement and during his crusade was beaten, threatened and jailed numerous times simply... See more

For those of you unfamiliar with John Lewis, his is truly an inspirational story, a driven and courageous man who rose from relative poverty to play a crucial role in the civil rights movement and during his crusade was beaten, threatened and jailed numerous times simply for standing up for African-American rights. Eventually he became friends with Martin Luther King, the Kennedy's and virtually everyone who was anyone in the civil rights movement and was known for his honesty, integrity and gritty determination to forge ahead regardless of the cost. This is a wonderful book about a unique and remarkable man and is an essential and fascinating look at a truly remarkable man, an American hero. Essential reading for anyone interested in race relations in America.

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An Inspiration and an Education

Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2017

This book is really a must-read, as it covers in depth the Civil Rights struggle of the late 1950s and early 1960s as lived by someone at the heart of it, who knew all the leaders and put his own body on the line over and over. It is also immensely readable, and if there... See more

This book is really a must-read, as it covers in depth the Civil Rights struggle of the late 1950s and early 1960s as lived by someone at the heart of it, who knew all the leaders and put his own body on the line over and over. It is also immensely readable, and if there are times I simply can't keep all the names straight (he is very thorough) they are more than balanced by Lewis's deep and beautiful reflections, excerpts from speeches and the sheer readability, humility and honestly of his story. It would be five stars for the story from which the title gets its basis. We need this reminder that peaceful protest requires great strength and courage, resolution and planning, and will always be needed.

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Good product

Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2024

I like this book and it price

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I feel like I am there

Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2020

I am still reading this amazing book. I am a seventies baby, so to read about and era just ten or more years prior is very insightful, eye opening, I had cringing moments while reading this book. I also had laughing moments and shock moments. This book is very detailed. It... See more

I am still reading this amazing book. I am a seventies baby, so to read about and era just ten or more years prior is very insightful, eye opening, I had cringing moments while reading this book. I also had laughing moments and shock moments. This book is very detailed. It pulls you into the story. I am a visual person, so while read I feel like I am there. I am midway through. If you really wanted to go back in history this is the book. I feel like Senator Lewis is reading this book to me.

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A true American hero

Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2020

Reading Lewis' autobiography "Walking in the Wind" is a transformative experience. As a child growing up in the sixties and seventies, I heard a lot about the horrors of the Holocaust, but the horrors of Jim Crow were given short shrift in U.S. history classes. What Lewis... See more

Reading Lewis' autobiography "Walking in the Wind" is a transformative experience. As a child growing up in the sixties and seventies, I heard a lot about the horrors of the Holocaust, but the horrors of Jim Crow were given short shrift in U.S. history classes. What Lewis experienced in the Freedom Rides were nothing short of horrific. At one point, he and a fellow activist were locked in a hamburger joint. The manager had locked both doors and vacated the store except for Lewis and his friend, then turned on a fumigator. The room filled with insecticide and Lewis was certain he was doomed. Just luck that someone called the fire department, and they were narrowly saved from death. That is just one example of what he went through. Of course the walk in Selma has been shown over and over again, but there are many, many instances like that that Lewis somehow miraculously lived through. A true testament to courage, integrity, and love, Lewis is an American hero right up there with Lincoln and Martin Luther King, Jr. They should have a statue of him in D. C.

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Great memoir and painless way to learn about a critical era in American history

Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2021

John Lewis is a genuine American hero who is probably unknown to the majority of white Americans which is a real shame. In this memoir he writes about his life in the Civil Rights movement which is the chronicle of a man of a degree of character and principle that few other... See more

John Lewis is a genuine American hero who is probably unknown to the majority of white Americans which is a real shame. In this memoir he writes about his life in the Civil Rights movement which is the chronicle of a man of a degree of character and principle that few other individuals, Black or white in the 20th century can claim. It is a story complete with intrigues, politics, and struggles that few people will ever experience but can learn about from a man who experience first hand from the front lines one of the greatest struggles for equality of the 20th century.