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Lewis’s activism led to repeated arrests and beatings, most notably when he suffered a skull fracture in Selma, Alabama, during the 1965 police attack later known as Bloody Sunday. He was instrumental in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and in Congress he advocated for racial and economic justice, immigration reform, LGBTQ rights, and national health care.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArsenault recounts Lewis’s lifetime of work toward one overarching goal: realizing the “beloved community,” an ideal society based in equity and inclusion. Lewis never wavered in this pursuit, and even in death his influence endures, inspiring mobilization and resistance in the fight \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WW Norton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49872385966360,"sku":"9780300281811","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/2852\/6872\/files\/9780300281811_9b786.jpg?v=1741708476"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.clearysbookstore.com\/collections\/african-american-black.oembed?page=7","provider":"Cleary's Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}