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March: Book Two
by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin
Shiiiiiiiiiiiiit.
That's a good way to sum up things I said out loud or in my head while reading this. Considering what's happening in the U.S. right now and then reading about the Freedom Riders and peaceful protests getting deadly in the early 1960s...this feels all too familiar. I kept thinking about how this stuff happened in our parents lifetimes, but then here it is happening again in a new way.
This should be required reading in public schools. Will that ever happen? Maybe. I've learned so much about the 1960s Civil Rights Movement from these books. Everyone should read them. Right now.
My main complaint with the first book (appeared like a forced narrative) does not exist in this one. The interweaving of the Obama inauguration fits in well and really brings into focus one reason why his presidency was so important. The art is stunning. The stark reality of black, white, and grey brings focus into what's actually happening in the panels. Aspect-to-aspect panel transitions helps set the stage for something that couldn't be put into words. With this narrative, one needs to be immersed to get the full effect and the art, panel transition, and narrative style does just that.
I look forward to reading the last book and then buying the series for everyone.
That's a good way to sum up things I said out loud or in my head while reading this. Considering what's happening in the U.S. right now and then reading about the Freedom Riders and peaceful protests getting deadly in the early 1960s...this feels all too familiar. I kept thinking about how this stuff happened in our parents lifetimes, but then here it is happening again in a new way.
This should be required reading in public schools. Will that ever happen? Maybe. I've learned so much about the 1960s Civil Rights Movement from these books. Everyone should read them. Right now.
My main complaint with the first book (appeared like a forced narrative) does not exist in this one. The interweaving of the Obama inauguration fits in well and really brings into focus one reason why his presidency was so important. The art is stunning. The stark reality of black, white, and grey brings focus into what's actually happening in the panels. Aspect-to-aspect panel transitions helps set the stage for something that couldn't be put into words. With this narrative, one needs to be immersed to get the full effect and the art, panel transition, and narrative style does just that.
I look forward to reading the last book and then buying the series for everyone.