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4.65 AVERAGE
4.65 AVERAGE
I have read "Barefoot Gen", "The Plot", "Maus" and "Persepolis" but this graphic novel still surprised me by depicting how cruel and how powerful humans can be. As an Indian, I don't know the history of African-Americans in the USA but this book helps paint an accurate picture of their struggle. Highly recommended.
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I'm sad to say that my school really didn't spend as much time on the American Civil Rights movement as it did on things British, so for me this was not only a very moving personal memoir, but also a harrowing encounter with my country's history. It is incredibly well done -- well paced, good imagery, good story. A lot of very complicated parts of the story are carefully navigated so that it is easy to follow. My respect for Congressman Lewis and nonviolent protest only continues to grow. At the same time, it is completely devastating that things haven't changed more, given that strong seed.
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So much violence because people want to be treated as full citizens, eat where they want, sit where they want & vote. Disgraceful that these were "civilized" people that beat children & burned down churches
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
It's hard to review these separately when I read them all together! But here goes. Book 2 centers on the Freedom Riders campaign and ends with the March on Washington. Unlike many second books in trilogies, I found this even more powerful than the first volume, as Lewis becomes more active in national campaigns, and things heat up on all sides as racist whites in the south realizer that this isn't just about SITTING next to black people — that much more is at stake.
Somehow the hand drawn style manages to make fresh some of the iconic horrific moments of the civil rights movement that many of us have seen many times in photographs before — so that they can horrify us anew.
Somehow the hand drawn style manages to make fresh some of the iconic horrific moments of the civil rights movement that many of us have seen many times in photographs before — so that they can horrify us anew.