![]() ![]() It is a testament to people willing to put their own bodies and lives at risk for progress. Lewis himself voices again and again how much pressure there was at times in the movement to react more violently and how that was managed by himself and others. It makes it all the more powerful that the marches stayed nonviolent and focused on pacifism. There is no way to turn away from the violence of the response of those in power as blood flows in the images on the pages. It brings critical Civil Rights history directly to teens in a format that is engaging. I can’t say enough good things about this series. The book culminates with the march in Selma and the violence that accompanied it and most importantly the changes it created. It shows the fight for the ability to vote in Alabama for African Americans who were forced to take tests or just ignored as they tried to register to vote. This book begins with the bombing of the church in Birmingham, Alabama that killed four young girls. Congressman John Lewis concludes his story of the Civil Rights marches, providing real context to the Black Lives Matter movement of today. This is the final book in this amazing graphic novel trilogy. ![]() March: Book 3 by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell ( InfoSoup) ![]()
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