A review by laurareads87
March: Book Two by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin

informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

Another excellent installment, as good as the first - here, the emphasis is on the Freedom Rides for the most part, and the lead-up to the March on Washington.  What I really appreciated most about this one was the exploration of internal disagreements within the civil rights movement; here, Lewis captures a range of perspectives on non-violence (as a tactic and as a philosophy), the challenges of trying to maintain alliances across differences in perspective, and, briefly, discrimination within the movement itself (with respect to the unwillingness of some to accept Bayard Rustin's leadership for fear that his sexuality would be used in some way to discredit the movement). Highly recommend this series.

<i>Content warnings:</i> racism, racial slurs, homophobia, hate crime, police brutality, confinement, grief, violence, murder
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