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A review by laurareads87
March: Book One by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin
emotional
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
5.0
March is an excellent graphic novel introduction to John Lewis and his work as a young activist in the civil rights movement. This first volume covers many familiar events, such as the Woolworth sit-ins, the founding of the SNCC, and King's speech during the March on Washington.
While I have a broad understanding of the movement's history, I learnd a lot about Lewis' role and am looking forward to reading the rest of the series. Nate Powell's illustrations bring Lewis' story to life - I like the choice of black and white, which gives the imagery a feel of having been sketched by a witness to the events. Highly recommend.
Content warnings: racism, racial slurs, violence, animal death, hate crime, police brutality, death (murder) of a child, confinement, grief, mention of slavery.
While I have a broad understanding of the movement's history, I learnd a lot about Lewis' role and am looking forward to reading the rest of the series. Nate Powell's illustrations bring Lewis' story to life - I like the choice of black and white, which gives the imagery a feel of having been sketched by a witness to the events. Highly recommend.
Content warnings: racism, racial slurs, violence, animal death, hate crime, police brutality, death (murder) of a child, confinement, grief, mention of slavery.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Animal death, Grief, Police brutality, Confinement, Child death, Racism, Violence, Hate crime, and Murder
Minor: Slavery