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4.38 AVERAGE
4.38 AVERAGE
This book, along with the trilofy of "March" are amazing and revelatory of not just the life of the late Rep. John Lewis, but of the nation as a whole and the deep wounds that still run today.
I would recommend this to anyone wanting to get a better understanding of the fight for Civil Rights in the 60's and how it rings true today more than ever.
I would recommend this to anyone wanting to get a better understanding of the fight for Civil Rights in the 60's and how it rings true today more than ever.
This is a great book and I'm glad it was written but it didn't move me like the March series of graphic novels by the same team did. I do hope they continue with it even though John Lewis has died - I will definitely check out future volumes.
I'm using this for "a book you think will be a new favorite" in the 2021 BYL Reading Challenge.
I'm using this for "a book you think will be a new favorite" in the 2021 BYL Reading Challenge.
This graphic novel makes the complex power dynamics of the period more accessible. Including a lot of historical facts, which are also detailed in extensive notes at the end of the book, it helps illustrate the way that there were many competing forces within, outside of, and directly contrary to the civil rights movement. I was also intrigued by depiction of the interplay with politics around the Vietnam War.
A graphic novel about John Lewis‘s early days with SNCC and the civil rights movement. A lot of names and places, but there are bios of the characters in the back to help plus notes about the events. Pretty powerful.
Not quite as good as the March trilogy, but still such an important piece of American history that we need to remember now, more than ever.
Good but incomplete. Obviously this was suppose to be a series. It is so frustrating to read the struggles of the 60’s movement and how much of it is still happening in 2023.
challenging
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medium-paced
This was a good continuation of the March story and a good way to learn more about John Lewis’ life and work but something about it didn’t get me in the same emotional way as the March series did. Still, I think it’s a good way for young people to learn about important history in a way that reminds you these are real people and not just names in a history book.