March #1
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis graphic memoir, the first volume of Congressman John Lewis's award-winning trilogy, recounts his early life in rural Alabama and his first encounters with the civil rights movement, leading up to the 1960 Nashville sit-ins. Co-written with Andrew Aydin and illustrated by Nate Powell, it uses a framing device of Lewis's inauguration day in 2009 to reflect on the sacrifices that paved the way.
A powerful coming-of-age journey begins in March #1 (2013), as civil rights icon John Lewis recounts his transformation from a young boy on an Alabama farm to a pivotal figure in the movement, guided by the teachings of Dr. King and the principles of nonviolence. Through the compelling storytelling of John Lewis and Andrew Aydin, and the evocative artwork of Nate Powell—both in story and on the cover—the story captures the courage and quiet resilience behind the sit-ins that challenged segregation. As the first Black president is sworn in, the journey closes with a quiet, enduring call: "Don't get weary."
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On the day of Barack Obama's inauguration, US Representative John Lewis tells of his life from a farm in Alabama to meeting Dr. King, attending college in Nashville, discovering nonviolence and the social gospel, and helping organize sit-ins to desegregate lunch counters. After much resistance, arrests, and even violence, lunch counter operators slowly and resentfully begin to desegregate. As Lewis leaves for the inaugural of the first black President, Book One ends with the words, "Don't get weary."
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