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March. Book one written by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin ; art by Nate Powell.
Summary:
This graphic novel trilogy is a first-hand account of Congressman John Lewis' lifelong struggle for civil and human rights, meditating in the modern age on the distance traveled since the days of Jim Crow and segregation. Rooted in Lewis' personal story, it also reflects on the highs and lows of the broader civil rights movement. Book one spans Lewis' youth in rural Alabama, his life-changing meeting with Martin Luther King, Jr., the birth of the Nashville Student Movement, and their battle to tear down segregation through nonviolent lunch counter sit-ins, building to a stunning climax on the steps of City Hall. Book two takes place after the Nashville sit-in campaign. His commitment to justice and nonviolence has taken him from an Alabama sharecropper's farm to the halls of Congress, from a segregated schoolroom to the 1963 March on Washington D.C., and from receiving beatings from state troopers, to receiving the Medal of Freedom awarded to him by Barack Obama, the first African-American president.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781603093002
- ISBN: 1603093001
- Physical Description: 121 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 25 cm
- Publisher: Marietta, GA : Top Shelf Productions, [2013]-[2016]
Content descriptions
- Awards Note:
- Coretta Scott King Author Honor, 2014
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- 10 of 12 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Castlegar Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castlegar Public Library | GN 328.7309 LEW (Text) | 35146001840909 | Graphic Novel Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |