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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: The civil rights movement proves that nothing can withstand the power of people determined to change things together.
Chapter 2: Faith in your beliefs renders your opponents powerless.
Chapter 3: The fight for voting rights in Selma shows the strength of patience.
Chapter 4: With diligent study, activists can grasp their truth – and learn how to defend it.
Chapter 5: When you act, ensure your actions truly reveal the humanity of your cause.
Chapter 6: Nonviolent resistance in the face of rage is love’s ultimate and strongest weapon.
Chapter 7: Letting your inner light shine brightly is a powerful tool for radical activism.
Description
Across That Bridge (2017) is a poignant account from one of America’s most powerful activists on the qualities that protestors need to embody to bring about lasting change. Activists in the US and all over the world look to the American civil rights movement of the 1960s for inspiration on how to challenge injustice. Here, Lewis uses personal recollections – from freedom rides to bus boycotts to the March on Washington – to impart lessons about nonviolent protest to the next generation of dreamers.
Who Should Listen
- Anyone who wants to speak truth to power
- People inspired by the historic victories of the civil rights movement
- Those interested in nonviolent communication