Preaching to the Chickens: The Story of Young John Lewis

John Lewis wanted to be a preacher when he grew up, and he started his career with the only audience available to him as a child, his chickens. He preaches, and the chickens listen. When one of his chickens falls into the well, the boy saves her, and attributes her rescue to another of God's miracles. John Lewis even baptizes the chickens.

All of the skills Lewis will use in adulthood in his work as a preacher, chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and one of the leaders of the March on Washington and the demonstration on the Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama.