March #3
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis concluding volume of Congressman John Lewis's award-winning graphic memoir trilogy chronicles the pivotal events of the Civil Rights Movement from the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham through the historic Selma-to-Montgomery marches and the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Co-written with Andrew Aydin and illustrated by Nate Powell, the book interweaves Lewis's firsthand experiences as a young activist with the broader struggle for racial justice, culminating in the violent confrontation on Bloody Sunday at the Edmund Pettus Bridge. It collects issues #1–8 of the comic series published by IDW under its Top Shelf imprint.
In March #3 (2016), John Lewis takes center stage in the fight for voting rights across Mississippi and Alabama, facing violent opposition and relentless persecution as he stands alongside countless others in the struggle. Through the lens of his own life, this powerful issue captures the enduring courage required to challenge systemic injustice, culminating in the historic moment of Barack Obama’s presidential inauguration. Written by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin, with evocative art and inks by Nate Powell, the story unfolds with quiet strength and profound resonance. The cover by Nate Powell perfectly frames the weight of that journey.
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John Lewis takes a leading role for voting rights drives in Mississippi and Alabama. Numerous participants and random victims are murdered. Lewis is one of thousands who are repeatedly attacked, injured, and jailed. While the white-power state governments still resist, the federal government passes the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act. Decades later Lewis is a U. S. Representative from Georgia, participating in the inauguration of Barack Obama as President of the United States.
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