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One family's stories prove to be a window on Black struggle and persistence in American history
What did they care about? What forces of history shaped them? Author and historian David Levering Lewis, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner for his biographies of Black intellectual pioneer W.E.B ...
Florida Courier13d
Family stories open window on their struggles, successes
Historian and author David Levering Lewis chronicles his ancestor’s struggles during slavery and Reconstruction, and their ...
The New York Times22d
A Taxi Driver’s Comment Inspired David Levering Lewis’s Personal New Book
SCOTT HELLER What books are on your night stand? David Greenberg, “John Lewis: A Life”; Joshua Green, “The Rebels: Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and the ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution23d
How a stained glass church window in Atlanta changed this Pulitzer Prize winner’s life
Over a video chat, David Levering Lewis is sharing the story about how he found the muse for his latest book inside one of Atlanta’s oldest churches. Nearly 10 years ago, the New York University ...
Amsterdam News8d
Book Review: ‘The Stained Glass Window’ by David Levering Lewis
The ink of the scholar is more holy than the blood of the martyr.” — the Prophet Muhammad Muhammad decried ignorance.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution14d
On 10th anniversary, Black History Month Series explored how African Americans built Atlanta
Shirley Franklin is a tough critic. Especially of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. That is why I approached her with caution last week after a lecture and book signing by the esteemed scholar David ...