autobiography "Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement"

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"Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement" is civil rights leader John Lewis’s autobiographical account of his life and pivotal role in the American civil rights movement.

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instanceOf autobiography
book
memoir
about personal experiences of John Lewis
struggle for civil rights in the United States
author John Lewis
coAuthor Michael D’Orso
countryOfOrigin United States
describesEvent Freedom Rides
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
Selma to Montgomery marches
describesOrganization Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
describesPlace Alabama
Nashville, Tennessee
linked to: Nashville

Selma, Alabama
Washington, D.C.
focusesOn civil disobedience
nonviolent resistance
voting rights
genre autobiography
civil rights literature
political memoir
hasPerspective first-person narrative
influencedBy Christian nonviolence
teachings of Martin Luther King Jr.
language English
mainSubject American civil rights movement
John Lewis
nonviolent protest
racial segregation in the United States
notableAward Robert F. Kennedy Book Award
publicationYear 1998
publisher Simon & Schuster
settingPeriod 1950s
1960s
1970s
subjectPerson A. Philip Randolph
Diane Nash
James Farmer
Martin Luther King Jr.
timeSpanCovered from John Lewis’s childhood to his congressional career
title Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement

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John Lewis notableWork autobiography "Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement"
Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement title Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement
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John Lewis notableWork Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement
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linked to: autobiography "Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement"