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4.65 AVERAGE
4.65 AVERAGE
hopeful
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
dark
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
Second novel in the graphic novel series about the life of John Lewis. It is an important addition to the narrative on the Civil Rights Era. I found this to be the most impacting novel of the series, though all are important. I wish the illustrations had been better, so that they matched the power of the words.
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
John Lewis was involved in all of the big actions of the Civil Rights movement: sit-ins, freedom rides, and the March on Washington. Of the big six who plotted strategy, he is the only one who is still around.
Some details from those days astound: John Lewis didn't eat in his first restaurant until he was 23. President Kennedy apparently wanted black voters to be educated to the sixth grade level before giving them the right to vote.
Like the first book, John Lewis' calm and strategic focus was a Godsend to a movement easly demonized. It's fascinating to hear his observations on other movement leaders.
This book was rated at four stars. The publisher lost one star for publishing this book too small. Sometimes the type was so tiny, I literally couldn't read the dialogue.
Some details from those days astound: John Lewis didn't eat in his first restaurant until he was 23. President Kennedy apparently wanted black voters to be educated to the sixth grade level before giving them the right to vote.
Like the first book, John Lewis' calm and strategic focus was a Godsend to a movement easly demonized. It's fascinating to hear his observations on other movement leaders.
This book was rated at four stars. The publisher lost one star for publishing this book too small. Sometimes the type was so tiny, I literally couldn't read the dialogue.
There is a lot of violence in this. After reading the first third, I had to put it down and wait a few weeks to pick it up again because it was saddening to me. The horrible human behavior from the South was so disheartening.
After a break I picked it up again. After the halfway point, this fascinated me like [b:March: Book One|17346698|March Book One (March, #1)|John Lewis|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1360539808s/17346698.jpg|24086771]Book One did. Again, the behind-the-scenes was interesting. The story builds to the march on Washington (August 1963), and John Lewis's speech was the climax of this book. Very moving!! It took this book from three stars to five stars. Wonderful. He spoke before Dr. King, and everyone has heard Dr. King's I Have a Dream speech, but Lewis's speech was also beautiful.
After a break I picked it up again. After the halfway point, this fascinated me like [b:March: Book One|17346698|March Book One (March, #1)|John Lewis|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1360539808s/17346698.jpg|24086771]Book One did. Again, the behind-the-scenes was interesting. The story builds to the march on Washington (August 1963), and John Lewis's speech was the climax of this book. Very moving!! It took this book from three stars to five stars. Wonderful. He spoke before Dr. King, and everyone has heard Dr. King's I Have a Dream speech, but Lewis's speech was also beautiful.
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
This book continues to tell John Lewis's story of the 1960's Civil Rights movement and picks up where the last book left off. In this volume, John Lewis continues to recount the Nashville student sit-ins and also shares the devastating response to the Freedom Rides and subsequent arrests and trials. The timeline goes as far as the March on Washington and shows a behind the scenes look at organizers and ten speakers who shared that day.
This book is incredibly emotional. Just as in real life the tension and aggression from white people and politicians grew the longer the protests and sit-in and marches went on, so the gruesomeness and horrifying imagery had to increase in the retelling. There were some things that even in a cartoon recreation had me tearing up. It's so important to remember the dark and specific parts of the Civil Rights movement and to acknowledge the sacrifices and bravery the people who organized and participated in the movement had to have.
I love that the scenes from the Freedom Rides and March are quickly spliced together with scenes of Barack Obama's inauguration in 2009. There's such a stark contrast when you're reading and on one page there is tension, hatred, and hopelessness and in the very next panel a strong black politician is taking oath to lead America. Clearly (by a glance at current headlines) we are no where close to being truly done with the Civil Rights movement, but those juxtapositions evoked a deep feeling of hope and progress.
This book is incredibly emotional. Just as in real life the tension and aggression from white people and politicians grew the longer the protests and sit-in and marches went on, so the gruesomeness and horrifying imagery had to increase in the retelling. There were some things that even in a cartoon recreation had me tearing up. It's so important to remember the dark and specific parts of the Civil Rights movement and to acknowledge the sacrifices and bravery the people who organized and participated in the movement had to have.
I love that the scenes from the Freedom Rides and March are quickly spliced together with scenes of Barack Obama's inauguration in 2009. There's such a stark contrast when you're reading and on one page there is tension, hatred, and hopelessness and in the very next panel a strong black politician is taking oath to lead America. Clearly (by a glance at current headlines) we are no where close to being truly done with the Civil Rights movement, but those juxtapositions evoked a deep feeling of hope and progress.
If you are one of those people who says "Oh, I don't really like graphic novels," make an exception.