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\nDavid Greenberg, a historian and professor at Rutgers University, recently authored John Lewis: Life, the first comprehensive biography of civil rights icon and longtime Georgia congressman John Lewis. Greenberg chose to write this book...\nDavid Greenberg, a historian and professor at Rutgers University, recently authored John Lewis: Life, the first comprehensive biography of civil rights icon and longtime Georgia congressman John Lewis. Greenberg chose to write this book during the Trump presidency, seeking a subject that offered hope and inspiration amid political turbulence. He felt that Lewis's life story—rooted in resistance, courage, and moral clarity—could provide a guiding light for readers navigating today’s challenges. The biography explores Lewis’s early years growing up in poverty under Jim Crow segregation in rural Alabama, his resolve to fight for justice, and his rise as a central figure in the civil rights movement. As a young man, Lewis led sit-ins, joined the Freedom Rides, spoke at the March on Washington, and famously marched in Selma where he was brutally beaten—helping catalyze the passage of the Voting Rights Act. But Greenberg emphasizes that Lewis’s life didn’t end with protest. His second act—as a pragmatic and principled member of Congress for over 30 years—was equally impactful. Known as the \"conscience of Congress,\" Lewis worked tirelessly to translate moral conviction into legislative progress. Greenberg frames the book as a story of movement \"from protest to politics,\" capturing Lewis’s rare ability to succeed and lead in both arenas.\n
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2025
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