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4.65 AVERAGE
4.65 AVERAGE
"Out of everyone who spoke at the March, I'm the only one still around."
I had to pause here—reading this weeks after John Lewis died.
This volume is intense, and I cried several times.
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Cinematic in scope. This volume brings history to life. Shows the violence and ugliness of racism and the bravery of those who stood up for civil rights.
No review in 2017.
2/15/2021: The powerful saga of John Lewis’s participation in the civil rights movement continues. I continue to be in awe of all that he did in his life – and that he remained a proponent of nonviolent protest until he took his last breath.
As if I needed “proof” of the power of graphic novels (not me … I know … I shout “they are real books”), the images depicting the car crash as Lewis was in route to the SNCC meeting where he was elected chair are powerful and astonishing. Nate Powell blows my mind with his detailed art.
I also love how this series is set amongst the backdrop of Barack Obama’s inauguration. Small glimpses of that moment really put into context what Lewis was working for.
2/15/2021: The powerful saga of John Lewis’s participation in the civil rights movement continues. I continue to be in awe of all that he did in his life – and that he remained a proponent of nonviolent protest until he took his last breath.
As if I needed “proof” of the power of graphic novels (not me … I know … I shout “they are real books”), the images depicting the car crash as Lewis was in route to the SNCC meeting where he was elected chair are powerful and astonishing. Nate Powell blows my mind with his detailed art.
I also love how this series is set amongst the backdrop of Barack Obama’s inauguration. Small glimpses of that moment really put into context what Lewis was working for.
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
dark
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Baby steps towards educating myself about the Civil Rights movement.
Embarrassed that I don’t know more.
Embarrassed that I don’t know more.
Waited until I finished all three to write this, but of course all three were incredible. How could they not be? An incredible story, and beautifully depicted, and horrifying, and inspiring, and harrowingly familiar, and deeply emotional, and a must-read for anyone and everyone living in America today. Our US history education does not teach us this story, not really, and that is a tragedy to all of us.