Catalog

Record Details

Catalog Search



Carry on : reflections for a new generation  Cover Image Book Book

Carry on : reflections for a new generation / John Lewis with Kabir Sehgal ; foreword by Ambassador Andrew Young.

Lewis, John, 1940-2020 (author.). Sehgal, Kabir, (author.). Young, Andrew, 1932- (writer of foreword.).

Summary:

"Congressman John Lewis was a paragon of the Civil Rights Movement and political leadership for decades. A hero we won't soon forget, Lewis was a beacon of hope and a model of humility whose invocation to "good trouble" continues to inspire millions across our nation. In his last year on earth, even while battling cancer, he dedicated time to share his memories, beliefs, and advice-exclusively immortalized in these pages-as a message to the generations to come. Organized by topic ranging from justice, courage, faith, and forgiveness to the pandemic, environment, marriage, money, and even death, and many more besides, Carry On collects the late Congressman's thoughts for readers to draw on whenever they are in need of guidance. John Lewis had great confidence in our future, even as he died in the midst of one of our country's most challenging years to date. With this book, we can continue to learn from his perseverance, dedication, profound insight, and unwavering ability to see the good in life, and live up to the legacy he has left us."--Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781538707128 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: xix, 220 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2021.
Subject: Lewis, John, 1940-2020 > Philosophy.
Lewis, John, 1940-2020, > Political and social views.
United States. Congress. House > Biography.
Civil rights workers > United States > Biography.
Legislators > United States > Biography.
Conduct of life > Anecdotes.
Civil rights > United States > Anecdotes.
African American legislators > Biography.
African American civil rights workers > Biography.
United States > Race relations > Anecdotes.
Genre: Biographies.
Autobiographies.
Anecdotes.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Cookstown Branch 328.73092 Lewis 31681010247195 NONFIC Available -

Congressman John Lewis (1940-2020) was a leader in the American Civil Rights Movement. He was chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and played a key role in the struggle to end segregation. Despite more than 40 arrests, physical attacks, and serious injuries, John Lewis remained a devoted advocate of the philosophy of nonviolence. He was the author of Walking With the Wind: A Memoir of a Movement, which was an autobiography of his activism, and was the recipient of numerous awards from national and international institutions including the Lincoln Medal, the John F. Kennedy "Profile in Courage" Lifetime Achievement Award (the only of its kind ever awarded), and the NAACP Spingarn Medal, among many others.


Additional Resources