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4.65 AVERAGE
4.65 AVERAGE
March: Book Two is the second book in a three part autobiography graphic novel series about the early life of Congressman John Lewis and the fight for Civil Rights.
This book is focused on the Freedom Riders and Parchman Farm. The book ends with the March on Washington and the fatal bombing of Birmingham’s Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church. I only knew briefly what went on with the Freedom Riders and not a lot about the violence they endured.
As I said in my review of the first book, I'm not usually a fan of comics that are just black inked art but Nate Powell does a good job at the artwork. I also realized it gives the book more depth to the darker and ominous events that are happening.
This book is focused on the Freedom Riders and Parchman Farm. The book ends with the March on Washington and the fatal bombing of Birmingham’s Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church. I only knew briefly what went on with the Freedom Riders and not a lot about the violence they endured.
As I said in my review of the first book, I'm not usually a fan of comics that are just black inked art but Nate Powell does a good job at the artwork. I also realized it gives the book more depth to the darker and ominous events that are happening.
This volume was riveting. I think it's so fascinating to see that the past is repeating itself in the present. Hopefully though this will not be our future.
4.5/5
Scary how relevant this is to current political climate. Never forget the past. Otherwise we are doomed to repeat it.
Scary how relevant this is to current political climate. Never forget the past. Otherwise we are doomed to repeat it.
informative
Powerfully written, beautifully illustrated first-person view of a turning point in US history by perhaps the most influential person still able to share their story. A great story of the power of meeting hate and violence with love and non-violence, and also just how incredibly hard that position is to maintain. This history also sheds some light on our current world, both by providing context for current political and socio-economic realities, and as a reminder that regardless of your view of where we are now, we've been through some really difficult times as a country before. Highly recommend the entire series.
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