This handsome volume in the African American Trailblazers series (6 titles) considers Congressman John Lewis's lifelong commitment to fighting for equality. This concise, very readable biography briefly covers the history of slavery in the U.S. and the political climate into which Lewis was born in 1940s segregated Alabama. The majority of the book details his years as a civil rights activist with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Lewis's involvement in the Selma March, the Freedom Rides, and the Mississippi Freedom Summer. Today, Lewis continues to "make good trouble" and to advocate for LGBTQ and immigrants rights. This well-designed book contains numerous glossy color and historical B&W photos, educational sidebars, chronology, a glossary, source notes, further information, and a bibliography and index. Lewis's remarkable and courageous life story serves as an inspiration to us all.