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Across That Bridge: A Vision for Change and the Future of America by John Lewis
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Across that bridge ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
This book was amazing. John Lewis is an icon and will be remembered as an amazing soul that paved the way to civil rights. In this book he discusses his experience as an activist apart of the civil rights movement such as his time walking across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, riding as a freedom rider, encouraging others to vote at a stand in demonstrations outside voting offices, being beaten and jailed at peaceful protests, his time at one of the worst jails in America, Parchman, and more. He also talked about his experience growing up on a cotton and peanut farm in rural Alabama and how he always felt like there was more for him and the world was unjust. He preached to the chickens and loved education and always tried to avoid his jobs on the farm by going to school. He talks about how he found out about MLK jr and it gave him a push to start his activism as well. His book's focus is not only about his life and his experiences but how to apply his experiences to activism and protests today. He gives insightful advice to young activists about how to protest for your cause successfully by having a plan, educating, protesting, having an end goal, passing bills, and always having faith. He talked about how in the civil rights protests he and others knew that there was a large chance they would be murdered but they all had faith and knew that even if their body was harmed their souls were untarnished and that one-day things would change because of their protests. I have always loved John lewis and been in awe of him and his amazing bravery, and a life dedicated to service and this book was beautiful, filled with faith, and informative to protesters today. I highly recommend that everyone read it to learn from a first-hand account of the horrors civil rights protesters had to endure, as well as how they dealt with it and what we can do now to keep fighting for civil rights as we are not finished. One of my favorite quotes from this book that embodies his work and plea for others to continue fighting is when he wrote, "Freedom is not a state; it is an act. It is not some enchanted garden perched high on a distant plateau where we can finally sit down and rest. Freedom is the continuous action we all must take, and each generation must do its part to create an even more fair, more just society.”(Across That Bridge: A Vision for Change and the Future of America)
This book was amazing. John Lewis is an icon and will be remembered as an amazing soul that paved the way to civil rights. In this book he discusses his experience as an activist apart of the civil rights movement such as his time walking across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, riding as a freedom rider, encouraging others to vote at a stand in demonstrations outside voting offices, being beaten and jailed at peaceful protests, his time at one of the worst jails in America, Parchman, and more. He also talked about his experience growing up on a cotton and peanut farm in rural Alabama and how he always felt like there was more for him and the world was unjust. He preached to the chickens and loved education and always tried to avoid his jobs on the farm by going to school. He talks about how he found out about MLK jr and it gave him a push to start his activism as well. His book's focus is not only about his life and his experiences but how to apply his experiences to activism and protests today. He gives insightful advice to young activists about how to protest for your cause successfully by having a plan, educating, protesting, having an end goal, passing bills, and always having faith. He talked about how in the civil rights protests he and others knew that there was a large chance they would be murdered but they all had faith and knew that even if their body was harmed their souls were untarnished and that one-day things would change because of their protests. I have always loved John lewis and been in awe of him and his amazing bravery, and a life dedicated to service and this book was beautiful, filled with faith, and informative to protesters today. I highly recommend that everyone read it to learn from a first-hand account of the horrors civil rights protesters had to endure, as well as how they dealt with it and what we can do now to keep fighting for civil rights as we are not finished. One of my favorite quotes from this book that embodies his work and plea for others to continue fighting is when he wrote, "Freedom is not a state; it is an act. It is not some enchanted garden perched high on a distant plateau where we can finally sit down and rest. Freedom is the continuous action we all must take, and each generation must do its part to create an even more fair, more just society.”(Across That Bridge: A Vision for Change and the Future of America)