The irony in "Across the Bridge" is expressed through the . An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. It doesn't matter whether you're a billionaire, a millionaire or whether you're middle income or low income, we all have one vote. Did you have a belief that you know it is true within all of your veins? The right to vote is so important. In the backpack I had toothpaste and toothbrush. While some of this felt just like what you'd expect (and have probably heard before) there were many moments where I found new insight, specifically when it came to the mindset of the activists in the civil rights movement. Here's a question for you from Brian, who says, "The right to vote is so critically important in our nation. However, these gloomy times are only initial points for better things. John Lewis was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Georgia's 5th Congressional District. Background Youll get contextual knowledge as a frame for informed action or analysis. When Lewis encountered hundreds of fully armed cops while standing up in the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, he did not even feel a tiny bit of fright of injury or death. Purchase options Better World Books. This graphic memoir tells the story of John Lewis from early childhood to his college years. Let's go to Seattle, Wash. Good morning, Kareem, you're on the air. Lewis, John, 1940 February 21-> Philosophy. Congress. But we don't control the majority in the House. So you have to be prepared. When this president was reelected -- well, first elected, I should say, he inspired people not only in America, but all over the world, and we should embrace it. LEWISThe American people didn't like it. You just travel to some other part. Nearly all the grandfathers of African Americans were condemned to slavery, so the grandchildren needed to register afresh. Scientific Youll get facts and figures grounded in scientific research. No government, state or federal, should tell people who they can fall in love with and get married or not. Whatever they do, they should do it in a peaceful, nonviolent, orderly fashion and recreate a truly multiracial democratic society. To register, they needed to be tested whether they can read and write. These are the little lessons that the book tries to talk about -- speak about. In beautiful prose that sounds like you are hearing him speak, John Lewis discusses the importance of faith, patience, study, truth, peace, love, and reconciliation. Manage Settings Truly an incredible experience reading this book. In Across That Bridge, Congressman John Lewis draws from his experience as a prominent leader of the Civil Rights Movement to offer timeless wisdom, poignant recollections, and powerful principles for anyone interested in challenging injustices and inspiring real change toward a freer, more peaceful society. Now 65, he and Diane revisit his provocative essay. They came toward us, beating us, trampling us with horses and they're using the tear gas. The tale starts in 1870, at the time the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution provided African Americans the right to vote, leastways in theory. Required fields are marked *. Thank you so much. So radical was Highlander's thought, it was placed under FBI surveillance. We're committed to helping #nextgenleaders. The more I learn about this great American leader, the more I admire him. You say there is a unique hostility in these times that almost seems worse to me than what we experienced in the 1960s. Across That Bridge (2017) is a poignant account from one of America's most powerful activists on the qualities that protestors need to embody to bring about lasting change. Faith, patience, truth, love, peace, study, and reconciliation: these are the buckets into which Lewis pours his message about the inner transformation that must be realized to effect lasting social change. A civil rights pioneer and Georgia congressman, Lewis (Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of a Movement) seeks to inspire nonviolent activism in a time that he regards as the most violent in history. Lots of white people from the South could fight for continuing discrimination. The late US Rep. John Robert Lewis made his final journey on Sunday across the famous bridge in Selma, Alabama, where the towering civil rights figure helped lead a march for voting rights. John Lewis and activists organized a walk to the state capitol to protest the voter discrimination. I wanted to have something to eat, something to read. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Across That Bridge : A Vision for Change and the Future of America by John Lewis (2017, Trade Paperback) at the best online prices at eBay! People need to be brave and courageous and speak up when you see something that is not right. In Across That Bridge, Congressman Lewis draws from his experience as a leader of the Civil Rights Movement to offer timeless guidance to anyone seeking to live virtuously and transform the. LEWISHe had to backtrack. John Lewis guided a crowd of pacifist protestors to the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama on March, 7th, 1965. And not one minister ever said anything to me about my position. Martin Luther King Jr., as members of the Congressional Black Caucus gather for the memorial ceremony for the late . LEWISBrian, I cannot agree with you more. The right to vote is precious. If we have to find a way to say to people if you don't vote, you don't count. One of the leaders today Newark, N.J. mayor Cory Booker got himself into a little kerfuffle with the White House over his statements regarding the issue of Bain Capital and whether that should be an issue in the discussion between President Obama and former Governor Mitt Romney. REHMBut surely you're not saying that if President Obama loses the election that America would not continue to move forward. The subtitle says it all: This book was one of the most profound, intelligent, thought provoking works I have ever read. Yesterday, President Obama and the First Family joined thousands of Americans at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, to honor the sacrifice and bravery of the men and women who bled there, on that very pavement exactly 50 years ago.Many of those original "foot soldiers" joined him yesterday, including Congressman John Lewis, who helped to organize the . Do join us, 800-433-8850. We must be the change we seek if we are to effectively demand transformation from others. I absolutely loved this book for what is has to say about bringing truth and peace to America, and the world. Furthermore, he realized that apartheid was something fundamentally wrong because of wrong logic. getAbstract offers a free trial to qualifying organizations that want to empower their workforce with curated expert knowledge. This exemplifies the potential of activism even in current days. By definition, gay rights are civil rights. His new book is titled "Across That Bridge: Life Lessons and a Vision for Change." Select the sections that are relevant to you. He writes, Why do we struggle? LEWISYou know, during the '60s, the late A. Philip Randolph used to say when people talk about where people are from, he say, well, maybe our foremothers and our forefathers all came to this great land in different ships, we all in the same boat now. I had a colleague from my state of Georgia just a few weeks ago had an amendment on the floor to prohibit the Department of Justice for using any money to enforce one section of the Voting Rights Act. There's so much money being spent, and there are going to be more millions and billions of dollars will be spent. LEWISI think in America there's still a racial divide. It is a disgrace and we need to just stop it, just stop it. In the introduction to your book, you say we've come a great distance as a society, but we still have a great distance to go. Civil rights activists transformed the ongoing unjust situations for African Americans in the strongest country of the world in just 12 years. Do what I call find a way to get in the way. John Robert Lewis was the U.S. Representative for Georgia's 5th congressional district, serving since 1987 and was the dean of the Georgia congressional delegation. I think what the president and others are going through would encounter the whole question of whether there's legal, born here or not born here, you know, it's shameful. King got over $50,000, in todays value approximately one-half of a million dollars, in1964 as Nobel Peace Prize. Even at the highest level of our government, you see members of the Congress putting down other members, putting down the President of the United States. (202) 885-1231 We're better people than that. From Page 164, "Perhaps the variations in appearance and expression that seem to occupy so much of our concern--tall, short, black, brown, straight hair or curly, white or yellow, fat or slender, gay or straight--are more an expression of the broad imagination of the Creator than they are an indication of our value or worth.". And I think many members of the African American community and a great majority would come to that point very soon for they will learn they will be -- embrace marriage equality. How do you see their conversion, if you will? REHMWhat was your reaction to the Trayvon Martin case? And he probably misspoke. REHMNow, hasn't that been before this Congress? I fear for the future of our country. Although it has been decades since the historic social upheavals of the 1960s, Americans continue to look to the Civil Rights Movement as the apotheosis of political expression. This past is a significant memory that shows things may look gloomy like in the time of Lewis on the top of that bridge. If there was ever a book I needed at a certain time, it was this one. John Lewis and activists organized a walk to the state capitol to protest the voter discrimination. Technological advances have made many things easier, yet trying to concentrate has become considerably more difficult. LEWISIt is my hope and my prayer that America will continue to move forward whatever happens, but I think there's greater possibility that the country will move forward, and the American people will move forward, with the reelection of President Barack Obama. Eye opening Youll be offered highly surprising insights. John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 - July 17, 2020) was an American politician and civil rights activist who served in the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death in 2020. REHMThanks for your call, Tommy. Read a Sample. DOWNLOAD OPTIONS No suitable files to display here. REHMHow would you feel about the introduction and the support for a third party in this country? He called to say sorry. They are recalling or recognizing that we are one. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people wont feel insecure around you. Why must we be the ones? 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