Across That Bridge by John Lewis

My friend and author Colleen Weems recommended this book on social medica this week, and I literally ran to my phone to download it from my library. Within minutes I was listening to the wise voice of the late, great, civil rights leader and statesman John Lewis, who passed away earlier this year. He served in the House of Representatives for Georgia’s 5th district from 1987 until his death. He was one of the “Big Six” who organized the 1963 March on Washington, and he led the first of three Selma-to-Montgomery marches across the Edmund Pettus Bridge. One of the highlights of pandemic TV for me was watching David Letterman’s Netflix show called “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction,” and my favorite episode is in the first season when Letterman interviews Lewis. I didn’t know when I was watching the program that Lewis would die a few months later. I just knew I liked listening to him because he made sense in a world that does not to make a lot of sense right now. Lewis might be gone, but the hope that he outlined in this book is still possible. He broke his philosophy down into sections such as faith, study, truth, act, peace, love, reconciliation and most important of all, patience. Lewis recalled a time when a white woman and a black woman could not sit on the bus together. Things have changed, but there still is so much more work today. If you are looking for a book that gives you not only hope but also inspiration, then look no further than the profound words of John Lewis and this gem “Across That Bridge.” To purchase this book on Amazon click here.