Person

John Lewis

Civil rights organizer and congressman whose memoir recounts nonviolent discipline under assault.

Why this matters

Lewis shows moral seriousness as practiced courage—authority that absorbs blows without becoming them.

book

Lewis, John, with Michael D'Orso. *Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement*. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998.

Book

What Enduring Influence Leaves Behind

What kind of leadership increases the capacity of others to act, care, organize, and lead beyond the originating person.