March: Books 1-3 by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell Published by Top Shelf Productions on September 6th 2016
Pages: 560
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Congressman John Lewis (GA-5) is an American icon, one of the key figures of the civil rights movement. His commitment to justice and nonviolence has taken him from an Alabama sharecropper’s farm to the halls of Congress, from a segregated schoolroom to the 1963 March on Washington, and from receiving beatings from state troopers to receiving the Medal of Freedom from the first African-American president.
Now, to share his remarkable story with new generations, Lewis presents March, a graphic novel trilogy, in collaboration with co-writer Andrew Aydin and New York Times best-selling artist Nate Powell (winner of the Eisner Award and LA Times Book Prize finalist for Swallow Me Whole).
The award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling trilogy is complete! Celebrate with this commemorative set containing all three volumes of March in a stunning new slipcase designed by Nate Powell and Chris Ross and colored by Jose Villarrubia. "
My Thoughts:
I read March: Book One at the end of 2016 and absolutely loved it. My library copies are always checked out so I didn’t read books two and three until last month (when I purchased the slipcase edition mentioned in the summary… it’s gorgeous!) I know everyone is saying it but I’m adding my voice: these books are incredible!
John Lewis is one of my heroes. I’ve read numerous books for teens about the Civil Rights Movement. Of course he is mentioned time and again. However, getting the story from his perspective was so powerful. Especially as a graphic novel. I had chills the whole time I was reading (especially book three!)
These books were hard to read for two main reasons. One, there’s the… I don’t know… shame? Seeing the injustices and the horrific ways African Americans were treated. I cannot wrap my head around it. The violence, the hate, the denial of even basic humanity. I just don’t understand it. And two, there’s the disgusting fact that so many of the quotes from speeches at the time, so many of the injustices people were facing, still apply today. How are we still here? We need to do better, to be better.
These books are incredible and I cannot recommend them highly enough. The story and the art are perfectly matched. So, so, so, powerful and important. Read them.
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