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March: Book Two

John Lewis, Andrew Aydin

4.65 AVERAGE

hulahoopes's review

4.0

Excellent. Moving. Powerful reminder to resist, to fight, to stand up for what is right!! Thank you, Representative Lewis. You are a gift to the people of this country.

intermittent_reader's review

4.0

dark informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

Focusing on the Freedom Rides and utilizing stark black and white illustrations, [b:March: Book Two|22487952|March Book Two (March, #2)|John Lewis|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1405865547l/22487952._SX50_.jpg|41927811] continues John Lewis's saga of the civil rights movement of the 1960s. I wish more people would read these books.

postitsandpens's review

5.0

Just as good as the first one. He pulls no punches with these autobiographies. He details the horror of the Civil Rights movement in the South, how so many pushed back in an effort to stem the tide of desegregation, and the lengths the activists went to in order to achieve their goals. This volume details the March on Washington and the lead-up to it, as well as the journey of the Freedom Riders as they tried to desegregate the buses in the deep South. I really feel like these novels should be required reading here in the States. It's time to take off the rose-colored glasses and take a good, hard look at what life was truly like not that long ago, and how far we still need to go in order for everyone to truly have their freedom.

nataliealane's review

5.0

I never learned about Rep. John Lewis in school, or most of the people he mentions in his books who were also majorly involved in the civil rights movement, or most of the other “Big Six”—-only MLK and Rosa Parks. I’m not a big graphic novel reader but I have really liked this series. This one in particular addresses tensions and ideological disagreements within the movement in addition to the racial injustice they were fighting. I also liked how it included Lewis’ original, unedited March on Washington speech (as you see in the book, it was changed before he spoke because parts were considered offensive, inflammatory, or dangerous) I’m definitely including this trilogy in my classroom library!

maryehavens's review

5.0

Re-reading these and requiring the kids to read them.
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Looking forward to Book 3. These graphic novels are a great way to encapsulate the Civil Rights Movement for students (and lifelong students!) alike. There are definitely things I missed or didn't understand fully, and may never have understood, had I not read this.
Recommended for everyone!!

clarks_dad's review

5.0

See my review of Book One.

adamrshields's review

5.0

Short Review: This is really a single story, so splitting the review to the different volumes does not make much sense, although all could be read independently if you wanted to. The first volume is clearly an introduction and primarily focuses on the lunch counter integration in Nashville and John Lewis' early life and introduction to the civil rights movement. Books 2 and 3 are progressively longer and tell a much broader history of the movement while telling Lewis' own story.

There is an ongoing connection of the story with John Lewis' attendance at the 2008 Presidential Inauguration of Barak Obama. That juxtaposition is a brilliant story telling method. The graphic novel format really works for this story. I have read a couple of other history books told via graphic novel. And I like the format generally, but March is a particularly good example of how a visual story telling method can be used to great effect.

My slightly longer review is on my blog at http://bookwi.se/march-2-3/