Student Reading List
Lewis, John . Walking with the Wind. New Your: Simon and Schuster, 1998. Excerpts
from this book will be used to learn about the conditions in the 1950's and 1960's and the
responses to it. It will also be used to compare and contrast community involvement of
John Lewis and that of Barack Obama.
Obama, Barack. Dreams from My Father. New York: Crown Publishing Group, 1995.
Dreams from my Father contains details about Barack Obama's community organizing,
as well as a description of his life's experiences that led to the person he is today.
Excerpts from this book will be used to inspire students to become involved in their
communities and also to compare and contrast the Civil Rights Era and activism to today.
Obama, Barack. The Audacity of Hope. New York: Crown Publishing Group, 2006. This
book is great for conveying Barack Obama's optimism and call for a new kind of
politics. Excerpts from the chapters on "Our Constitution" and "Race" will be used as we
compare and contrast the Civil Rights Era to the current climate in the U.S.
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