John Lewis Quotes About Books

Quotes about: Books

• I was so inspired by Dr. King that in 1956 with my brothers and sisters and first cousins, I was only 16 years old, we went down to the public library trying to check out some books and we were told by the librarian that the library was for whites only and not for colors! It was a public library! I never went back to that public library until July 5th, 1998, by this time I'm in the Congress, for a book signing of my book "Walking with the Wind"

  John Lewis

  Cousin, Brother, Kings

• The book Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story, I read it when I was about 17-and-a-half or 18. It changed my life.

  John Lewis

  Kings, Book, Stories

  "The Long March of John Lewis". Interview with Jamil Smith, www.mtv.com. August 5, 2016.

• I heard of Martin Luther King Jr. when I was 15 years old. I heard of Rosa Parks. And I met Dr. King in 1958 at the age of 18. I met Rosa Parks ... But to pick up a fun comic book - some people used to call them "funny books" - to pick this little book up, it sold for 10 cents, 12 pages or 14 pages? 14 pages I digested. And it inspired me. And I said to myself, "If the people of Montgomery can do this, maybe I can do something. Maybe I can make a contribution."

  John Lewis

  Kings, Fun, Book

  "The Long March Of John Lewis". Interview with Jamil Smith, www.mtv.com. August 5, 2016.

• It is our hope that when people read "March" - Book One, Book Two, and Book Three - that they will understand that another generation of people, especially young people, were deeply inspired by the work of Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr. and many others.

  John Lewis

  Kings, Book, Two

  "John Lewis marches on: “Our struggle is a struggle to redeem the soul of America”". Interview with Philip Eil, www.salon.com. August 9, 2016.

• This book [March], in my estimation, is a road map. It is a change agent. It is saying to people, "This is a way".

  John Lewis

  Book, People, Agents

  "John Lewis marches on: "Our struggle is a struggle to redeem the soul of America"". Interview with Philip Eil, www.salon.com. August 8, 2016.

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