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Walking 54 miles for freedom

March: Book Three by John Lewis

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March: Book Three is a slower read then John Lewis and Andrew Aydin’s other two graphic novels because the history told is extremely detailed. While it is all important, some things could have been edited down a smidgen. This history is not easy to deal with to begin with, therefore, the younger (even some teen readers) might get lost in what should have been probably a novel and not a graphic novel. But it is a great look at the other side of the text books as well. Such as some less than flattering things were said about Dr. King […]

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9/18/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:377 |

Behind the scenes of History

March Book Two by John Lewis

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In many ways the March Book One is the stronger of the two books, but book two of the March series has more details, more historical events people might have heard of and these events seem to take less time between them. Perhaps this is just due to Lewis moving more quickly through his writing of the story. But there is much going on and you need to pay attention. History unfolds in front of your eyes in ways that seem unimaginable but also, being seen again in many ways.   Again, the jumps between then and 2009 is still […]

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9/11/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:367 |

Students, Nonviolence and History Begin Made

March: Book One by John Lewis

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#cbr11bingo #History   March: Book One by John Lewis is one of those books I wish I did not have to rate. Mostly because, while I enjoyed the experience of reading it, I am actually not a fan. Let me explain. I appreciate everything about it: the build up to the historical March on Washington. The showing of the Civil Rights movement by the youth of this country has a slightly different spin then what your textbooks probably taught you. The seeing history unfold does bring forth several feelings. You see the youth starting to see their elders in a […]

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8/16/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:313 |

Hooray for the CBR9 Book Exchange

March Book One by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin

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Thank you, CoffeeShopReader! I’ve been meaning to read March ever since I saw John Lewis speak at LA Review of Books in the spring. And I will be able to get all the NightVale references once I read that one. I love tea too and excited to try them all. 🙂

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12/21/2017 's CBR9 Review No:0 |

Necessary Trouble

March: Books Two and Three by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin (co-writer), and Nate Powell (artist)

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I try to give myself a healthy reading diet, and part of that diet is books from the point of view of people who do not experience the world the same way my privilege as a cis white woman allows. When I picked up March: Book One it felt in many ways a basic history, an introduction to world that I was already relatively familiar with, even though it was not my own. If Book One is a primer then Book Two is a call to arms which leads to Book Three a rallying cry to continue the work of […]

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11/16/2017 's CBR9 Review No:65 |

March On

March: Book One by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin (co-writer), and Nate Powell (artist)

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I have loved Representative Lewis since studying about the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and their role in the sit-ins, freedom rides, and the 1963 March on Washington. While the March on Washington is most often remembered today as the location of Martin Luther King Jr’s I Have a Dream speech, earlier that day in his role as National Chairman of SNCC John Lewis spoke, giving an inflammatory speech that nearly had other speakers pulling out of the March. When I heard last year that Representative Lewis had collaborated on a series of graphic novels recounting his time with SNCC […]

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10/25/2017 's CBR9 Review No:60 |

Make Good Trouble

March, Books 1-3 by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell

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The March Trilogy, winner of the 2016 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, is a first-hand account of the civil rights movement in the United States as told by one of its leaders, Congressman John Lewis of Georgia. These graphic novels span the years 1960-65 and are presented as John Lewis’ recollections on January 20, 2009 — the day of President Obama’s first inauguration. This is an amazing memoir that is not only accessible to young readers, but would most likely be an eye-opener to many adults. Even if you think you know about the civil rights movement, John […]

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4/25/2017 's CBR9 Review No:16 |

Learn from the past

March: Book Three by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell

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Best for: Anyone who thinks we don’t still need the voting rights act. In a nutshell: This is the final – and longest – of three graphic novels about the life of John Lewis. It covers the mid-60s, culminating in the march from Selma to Montgomery and the passing of the voting rights act. Line that sticks with me: “In Mississippi that summer we suffered more than 1000 arrests, 80 beatings, 35 shootings, 35 church burnings, and 30 bombings.” Why I chose it: Because the first two books were great and I wanted to learn more. Review: This final book […]

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1/17/2017 's CBR9 Review No:5 |


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