02488cam a2200457 i 4500 1075386778 TxAuBib 20231214120000.0 230608s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2023023630 9780593658512 paperback 0593658515 paperback (OCoLC)1372277525 TxAuBib rda Hubbard, Crystal,. Who was John Lewis? / by Crystal Hubbard ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi. New York : Penguin Workshop, 2023. ©2023. 106 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Who was Who was-- ? "An official Who HQ book". Includes bibliographical references (page 106). Who was John Lewis? -- An early calling -- A young man with a mission -- The cost of freedom -- The power of peaceful protests -- Plunging into politics -- A mission guided by Martin -- The activist turned author -- The end of a life of good trouble -- Timelines. "Starting in the 1960s, John Lewis began his activism alongside civil rights legend and good friend Martin Luther King Jr. He participated in many now-historic events, including the 1963 March on Washington, the Freedom Rides, and the Selma to Montgomery marches across the Edmund Pettus Bridge. John continued his impactful career when he was elected to the House of Representatives in 1986. He went on to serve seventeen terms until his death in 2020. A recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, John Lewis is considered an American hero and an icon of the civil rights movement"-- Provided by publisher. Ages 8-12 Penguin Workshop. 20231214. Lewis, John, 1940-2020 Juvenile literature. United States Congress House Biography Juvenile literature. African Americans Civil rights History 20th century Juvenile literature. African American civil rights workers Biography Juvenile literature. African American legislators Biography Juvenile literature. Biographies. fast Marchesi, Stephen, illustrator. Who was. Who was-- ? TXAAL