March: Book One - The Library of the Uncommons

Paperback, 121 pages

English language

Published Aug. 13, 2013 by Top Shelf Productions.

ISBN:: 978-1-60309-300-2

(5 reviews)

March is a vivid first-hand account of 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 John 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.

Many years ago, John Lewis and other student activists drew inspiration from the 1950s comic book "Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story." Now, his own comics bring those days to life for a new audience, testifying to a movement whose echoes will be heard for generations. --back flap

4 editions

Literally Graphic reviewed March: Book One by John Lewis (March, #1)

Review of 'March' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

A truly solid work of graphic history. I can certainly see why it is so popular and I really did mean to read it much sooner! It certainly warms the cockles of my heart that this is likely the entry point for many persons, not only to a more intimate view of this point in history but also to graphic novels in general.
As usual, I find it not only more engaging to read a more personal historical narrative but also more thought-provoking. Getting to know the author alongside the subject allows for me to engage much more critically with the material.
To conclude, I am really excited by the fact that this is only book one of a trilogy. I have a feeling that this will only get more hard hitting as we move forward in time. I have just put in a request for book #2 and can't …

A truly solid work of graphic history. I can certainly see why it is so popular and I really did mean to read it much sooner! It certainly warms the cockles of my heart that this is likely the entry point for many persons, not only to a more intimate view of this point in history but also to graphic novels in general.
As usual, I find it not only more engaging to read a more personal historical narrative but also more thought-provoking. Getting to know the author alongside the subject allows for me to engage much more critically with the material.
To conclude, I am really excited by the fact that this is only book one of a trilogy. I have a feeling that this will only get more hard hitting as we move forward in time. I have just put in a request for book #2 and can't wait to crack it open!