Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of
the Movement by Michael DOrso
Pesonal Journey In Civil Rights Era
John Lewis is an authentic American hero, a modest man from the most
humble of beginnings who left a rural Alabama cotton farm 40 years ago
and strode into the forefront of the civil rights movement. One of the young
people who brought the teachings of Ghandi and King to the lunch
counters of Nashville in 1960, Lewis suffered taunts and threats, beatings
and arrests. He spoke at the historic 1963 March on Washington and
became chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. The
nation, tuned to the nightly news, watched in horror as state troopers
clubbed him viciously, fracturing his skull as he led a march in Selma,
Alabama, in 1965. Today, hes the only member of Congress who can be
proud of having been carried off to jail more than 40 times. With the help
of a collaborator, journalist Michael DOrso, this remarkable man has
written a truly remarkable book. Walking with the Wind is a deeply moving
personal memoir that skillfully balances the intimate and touching
recollections of the deeply thoughtful Lewis with the intense national
drama that was the civil rights movement.

Personal Review: Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the
Movement by Michael DOrso
I had become interested in learning more about the civil rights movement
during this year's presidential election, so when I came across this book
"by accident" when visiting a local book store I decided to give it a try. This
book, without a doubt, is one of the best books I have ever read. "Walking
with the Wind" is a compelling first-hand account of the civil rights
movement from the perspective of one man who was on the front lines of
the movement from day one. John Lewis was and still is a hero for all
human-kind: a fierce, determined patriot who faced hatred and bigotry with
a clear vision for a desegregated nation. His storytelling of that time in
American history reads like a novel, filled with passion, detail, and personal
insight into the core of the movement.
I cried many times reading this beautifully written memoir: cried for the
suffering and hatred experienced by African Americans at the hands of
supposedly Christian white people; cried for the depravity of heart and soul
in those who inflicted such horrors upon others just because of the color of
their skin; cried for the courage and hope of all the men and women who
placed their lives at risk so that we might all be free of discrimination and
segregation; cried for being inspired by those who came before me, with a
newly found conviction to help make my country a more unified place for
all to live.
This book should be required reading in every high school in this country. I
am in my early 50s and needed a refresher course in the civil rights
movement; my children barely know of it. We can never be allowed to
forget this tragic, ugly period in our history, just like we can never be
allowed to forget the Holocaust. John Lewis has provided us with a primer
on the 1960s civil rights movement that is a compelling, passionate,
probing, insightful look not only at the movement but also of the incredible
human spirit.
This book is not to be missed!!
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