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Starting briefly with the 1965 march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge and flashing forward to President Obama's 2009 inauguration, March is part John Lewis's memoir and a chronicle of his part in the Civil Rights Movement.
John Lewis, now a US congressman from Georgia, flashes back to his childhood growing up as the son of a sharecropper. John Lewis describes his childhood preaching to and caring for the chickens. While growing up, Lewis sees the injustices against that African-Americans faced ...more
John Lewis, now a US congressman from Georgia, flashes back to his childhood growing up as the son of a sharecropper. John Lewis describes his childhood preaching to and caring for the chickens. While growing up, Lewis sees the injustices against that African-Americans faced ...more
I am not typically one to read graphic novels but this one was so powerful. From the first few pages, I felt like I was a part of the journey. The story is increasingly relevant with the world we live in. Every day it becomes more important to hear this story and I’m happy that I could, in some small way, be a part of it. I enjoyed the uniqueness of a visual retelling that the graphic novel offered. A quick read that is so worth everyone’s time.
This was a good read. I really enjoyed seeing the life of John Lewis. However, as good as the book was, I did get a little confused because the story jumped between two & three different timelines. Can't wait to read Book 2
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