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A Marcha, Livro 01 by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin

13 reviews

vonhippo's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Hate crime, Violence, Bullying, and Racial slurs

Minor: Animal death and Animal cruelty

laurareads87's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

March is an excellent graphic novel introduction to John Lewis and his work as a young activist in the civil rights movement.  This first volume covers many familiar events, such as the Woolworth sit-ins, the founding of the SNCC, and King's speech during the March on Washington.
 While I have a broad understanding of the movement's history, I learnd a lot about Lewis' role and am looking forward to reading the rest of the series. Nate Powell's illustrations bring Lewis' story to life - I like the choice of black and white, which gives the imagery a feel of having been sketched by a witness to the events. Highly recommend.

Content warnings: racism, racial slurs, violence, animal death, hate crime, police brutality, death (murder) of a child, confinement, grief, mention of slavery.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Animal death, Grief, Police brutality, Confinement, Child death, Racism, Violence, Hate crime, and Murder

Minor: Slavery

melodyseestrees's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Racism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Police brutality, Hate crime, and Animal death

bg_oseman_fan's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

A must read. Even if you think you know John Lewis’ story and the Civil Rights movement, you will learn something from this book. The artwork and writing work together in tandem brilliantly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs

Moderate: Death, Child death, Hate crime, Violence, and Police brutality

Minor: Animal death

morgcxn's review against another edition

emotional informative fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Violence, and Racial slurs

xandrade's review against another edition

informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

Read this because we're teaching it this spring and it's excellent!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Minor: Animal death

cassielaj's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Police brutality

Moderate: Animal death

anniefwrites's review against another edition

dark inspiring tense medium-paced

I had the privilege to hear John Lewis speak once, and his voice jumps off the page in this first volume of his graphic memoir. It covers a wide swath of time, from his youth through the sit-ins of the early civil rights movement. I think the only thing that takes away from the story is the black and white color palette—I think if it were in color, it would emphasize that this didn’t happen very long ago. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Physical abuse, and Violence

criticalgayze's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

While (and I know this will be fairly obvious) I think I would need to give the whole collection a chance to give the most accurate and fairest rating, March: Book One was an incredibly moving and captivating piece of graphic memoir. The powerful nature of visual storytelling is, while running the risk of asking to see the pain of others, an effective choice for chronicling tales of injustice. Much in the way I found it moving in Mira Jacob's Good Talk, the use of the graphic memoir here again highlights the experience in an undeniably emotive way.

I also found the framing of the story very interesting. The memoir narrative in Book One is framed around Lewis getting prepared to leave his office for the inauguration of President Obama on January 20, 2009. In much the way Scrooge is prompted to reconsider his choices by spectral visitations in A Christmas Carol, Lewis's life stories are instigated by things that play out during the preparations. He is first visited by a family of constituents from Atlanta, which leads to a reflection on his childhood and schooling. Next, a message from Reverend Jim Lawson prompts a reflection on his initiation to direct involvement with civil rights in Nashville. Finally, a missed phone call on the way out of his office leads to scenes from Lewis's first march on the office of the Mayor of Nashville, which led to the integration of lunch counters in the city.

Very powerful, very stylish, and very well constructed: All the things you want in a piece of graphic art.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Police brutality, Violence, and Animal death

Minor: Murder

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Hate crime, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death and Police brutality