#John Lewis

[kingsbridgelibraryteens]

There’s our Protect the Freedom to Read (banned and challenged books) display on the left. There’s our Black History Month display on the right. But what’s the new display in between them?

It’s a display of the latest book in NYPL’s Teen Banned Book Club series! It's in the perfect spot because it's a graphic format memoir about civil rights icon and congressman John Lewis and also because this book has been challenged.

You can pick up a free copy of Run: Book One as well a discussion guide from our display, while supplies last!

BTW, if you're not able to pick up one of our free copies of this book, you can find a copy through the NYPL catalog, and you can also access ebook copies of the books in our Teen Banned Book Club series through Libby!

[hero-israel]

I want you to know Malcom X hated Israel along with most people during the civil rights movement

"Most people during the civil rights movement" except for Martin Luther King and his family, Bayard Rustin, A. Phillip Randolph, Rosa Parks, John Lewis, Elijah Cummings, and hundreds of others, you mean?

Basically all activists involved in the civil rights movement respected Jews and Israel. You are of course permitted to ignore them in favor of faketivists who raise awareness on OF.

As for Malcolm X, there's a lot about him if you check the comments / reblogs; basically, he was extremely antisemitic for most of his life because that was the doctrine that the Nation Of Islam cult preaches. After going to Mecca and getting a taste of non-culty Islam, he changed his mind about Jews and apologized, then NOI killed him.

[deadpresidents]

this might be a dumb question since you have a whole blog about presidents but do you have a specific political hero?

Muammar Qaddafi...just kidding!

My hero has always been John Lewis.

"When you see something that is not right, you must say something. You must do something. Democracy is not a state. It is an act, and each generation must do its part to help build what we called the Beloved Community, a nation and world society at peace with itself.

Ordinary people with extraordinary vision can redeem the soul of America by getting in what I call good trouble, necessary trouble. Voting and participating in the democratic process are key. The vote is the most powerful nonviolent change agent you have in a democratic society. You must use it because it is not guaranteed. You can lose it.

You must also study and learn the lessons of history because humanity has been involved in this soul-wrenching, existential struggle for a very long time. People on every continent have stood in your shoes, through decades and centuries before you. The truth does not change, and that is why the answers worked out long ago can help you find solutions to the challenges of our time."

-- John Lewis, essay written shortly before his death on July 17, 2020.

[whenweallvote]

“Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year — it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble.”

Four years ago, the world lost voting rights champion Congressman John Lewis. Today we honor his 80 years of life, decades of public service, and legacy of getting into Good Trouble.

Thank you, Congressman Lewis. Rest in power. ✊🏾

[socialjusticeinamerica]

[batboyblog]

John Lewis passed away shortly before the 2020 election. In the 1960s he was one of the "Big Six" leaders of the Civil Rights movement, along side Dr. King. He was the Chair of the movement's youth wing, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). In 1965 Lewis helped lead marches for voting rights from Selma to Montgomery. On the Edmund Pettus Bridge they were met by Alabama State Troopers who beat the marchers, they fractured Lewis' skull and he almost died. In later life John Lewis became a Congressman from Georgia. In Congress Lewis was the voice of the Democratic Party's conscience, speaking out for gay rights, Soviet Jews, gun control, immigration reform, a strong critic of George W. Bush and Donald Trump. He was arrested at protests and sit ins as a member of Congress, he believed as he often said in getting into "Good Trouble"

This election, go and vote, for the people who gave blood to make it possible for every American to have the right.

[readyforevolution]

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

You are a light. You are the light. Never let anyone—any person or any force—dampen, dim or diminish your light. Study the path of others to make your way easier and more abundant. Lean toward the whispers of your own heart, discover the universal truth, and follow its dictates. […] Release the need to hate, to harbor division, and the enticement of revenge. Release all bitterness. Hold only love, only peace in your heart, knowing that the battle of good to overcome evil is already won. Choose confrontation wisely, but when it is your time don't be afraid to stand up, speak up, and speak out against injustice. And if you follow your truth down the road to peace and the affirmation of love, if you shine like a beacon for all to see, then the poetry of all the great dreamers and philosophers is yours to manifest in a nation, a world community, and a Beloved Community that is finally at peace with itself.

― John Lewis, Across That Bridge: A Vision for Change and the Future of America (2012)

[Robert Scott Horton]

[jazzplusplus]

1961 - Modern Jazz Quartet - tour of Europe

John Lewis (p), Milt Jackson (vib), Percy Heath (b), Connie Kay (dr)

[cartermagazine]

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“Ordinary people with extraordinary vision can redeem the soul of America by getting in what I call good trouble, necessary trouble. Voting and participating in the democratic process are key. The vote is the most powerful change agent you have in a democratic society. You must use it because it is not guaranteed. You can lose it.” - John Lewis

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[agelessphotography]

John Lewis, Atlanta, Georgia, Danny Lyon, 1963

[julesofnature]

“The vote is precious. It is almost sacred. It is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have in a democracy.” ~John Lewis

[take0fftheblues]

[whenweallvote]

On this day in 1965, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was passed into law — made possible by activists like John Lewis and those who marched on Edmund Pettus Bridge. 59 years later, the fight for our voting rights continues. ✊🏾 

Democracy must work for ALL of us, not some of us. Register to vote now at weall.vote/register. 🗳️

Already registered? Good work. 🫱🏽‍🫲🏿 Now it’s time to register your friends, family, and community, too. Get your own personalized voter registration portal at WeAll.Vote/voting-squad, or sign up to host a voter registration drive with us at WeAll.Vote/host today.

[jstor]

"Tuskegee University Archives recently released new recordings from the Tuskegee Civic Association records that feature prominent leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. These speeches address the Tuskegee community by civil rights leaders like John Lewis and Coretta Scott King, fill in historical gaps to illuminate the relationships between leaders and their constituents."

The Chapel Collection audio recordings–yes, audio is now on JSTOR!–are freely available for listening. Hear the recordings on JSTOR or learn more about the collection from JSTOR Daily.

Image credit: Tuskegee University Archives. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King. March 25, 1965.

[harritudur]

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John Lewis Christmas Advert - 2013