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March: Book One (Paperback)
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March: Book One (Paperback)
Series: March, 1
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"Congressman John Lewis has been a resounding moral voice in the
quest for equality for more than 50 years, and I'm so pleased that
he is sharing his memories of the Civil Rights Movement with
America's young leaders. In March, he brings a whole new generation
with him across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, from a past of clenched
fists into a future of outstretched hands." - President Bill
Clinton "Superbly told history." - Publishers Weekly (starred
review) "Dazzling... a grand work." - Booklist (starred review)
"Lewis's remarkable life has been skillfully translated into
graphics... Segregation's insult to personhood comes across here
with a visual, visceral punch. This version of Lewis's life story
belongs in libraries to teach readers about the heroes of America."
- Library Journal (starred review) "A powerful tale of courage and
principle igniting sweeping social change, told by a strong-minded,
uniquely qualified eyewitness... the heroism of those who sat and
marched... comes through with vivid, inspiring clarity."- Kirkus
Reviews (starred review) 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). March is a vivid first-hand account of John Lewis' lifelong
struggle for civil and human rights, meditating in the modern age
on the distance traveled since the days of Jim Crow and
segregation. Rooted in Lewis' personal story, it also reflects on
the highs and lows of the broader civil rights movement. Book One
spans John Lewis' youth in rural Alabama, his life-changing meeting
with Martin Luther King, Jr., the birth of the Nashville Student
Movement, and their battle to tear down segregation through
nonviolent lunch counter sit-ins, building to a stunning climax on
the steps of City Hall. Many years ago, John Lewis and other
student activists drew inspiration from the 1958 comic book "Martin
Luther King and the Montgomery Story." Now, his own comics bring
those days to life for a new audience, testifying to a movement
whose echoes will be heard for generations. Coretta Scott King
Author Honor Books selection: recognizing an African American
author and illustrator of outstanding books for children and young
adults: "March: Book One," written by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin,
illustrated by Nate Powell, and published by Top Shelf Productions.
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