![]() Many people see graphic novels as childish and light but through this reading experience I discovered quite the opposite."March" by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell perfectly executed how to make this inspiring story incredibly powerful in the graphic format which conveyed the proper mood and emotion. In March we take a first-hand look at the struggles of the Civil Rights era through the eyes of United States Congressman John Lewis. This graphic novel brings the unjust trials and tribulations forced onto black americans by white americans in the rather recent civil rights era to the forefront of the readers attention by following Lewis' life from his hard working farming childhood, to his college years where he joined the civil rights movement for black americans to eliminate social segregation based on racial discrimination. It also follows his present day life as a U.S. Congressman while preparing for the inauguration of President Barack Obama. This novel gave me an in depth look at the crucial role John Lewis played in negating the harmful effects of segregation using non-violent methods like his idol Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. although the same non-violent ways were not always used in return. I chose this book because I’m always intrigued to learn more about Black history when given the chance. This book did not disappoint at all especially with it being a graphic novel it helped me better understand what was going on and kept me interested. I give this book a 5/5 because I got to learn about the amazing sacrifices in the fight for basic civil rights for black americans by Congressman John Lewis. It’s truly inspiring story that proves classic values such as hard work pays off to be true. I can for sure say I recommend this novel. -CJH, grade 12
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