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Author:
Jon Meacham, John Lewis
Publisher:
Random House
Date:
August 25, 2020
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Soul of America offers a portrait of civil rights icon and longtime U.S. congressman John Lewis, linking his life and Christian faith to the painful quest for justice in America from the 1950s to the present.
What The Reviewers Say
It's an interesting book, though limited in scope—while Meacham does a good job contextualizing Lewis' civil rights work in the 1960s, it doesn't paint a full portrait of the legendary activist.
... an unembarrassed hagiography.
... hagiographic.
Readers who know little about Lewis will find an often moving story, but it will prove unsatisfying to anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the movement.
