March. / John Lewis ; [co-written by] Andrew Aydin ; [art by] Nate Powell.

Author/creator Lewis, John author.
Other author Aydin, Andrew, author.
Other author Powell, Nate illustrator, book designer.
Other author Ross, Chris, book designer.
Format Book
PublicationMarietta, GA : Top Shelf Productions, [2013]
Copyright Date©2013
Description121 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects

Abstract This graphic novel is a first-hand account of Congressman 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 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. HIs commitment to justice and nonviolence has taken him from an Alabama sharecropper's farm to the halls of Congress, from a segregated schoolroom to the 1963 March on Washington D.C., and from receiving beatings from state troopers, to receiving the Medal of Freedom awarded to him by Barack Obama, the first African-American president -- From cover flaps.
Local noteLittle-360110--305131066028Z
General noteCover title.
General note"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."--Back cover flap.
General note"Designed by Chris Ross and Nate Powell"--Colophon.
General noteBook one of a graphic novel trilogy.
Interest grade level Grades 8 and up
Audience GN 760 Lexile.
Awards noteCoretta Scott King Author Honor, 2014.
LCCN 2013218903
ISBN9781603093002 (paperback : acid-free paper)
ISBN1603093001 (paperback : acid-free paper)
ISBN9781480625006 (Paw Prints)
ISBN1480625000 (Paw Prints)
ISBN9781484402597
ISBN1484402596
ISBN9780606324366
ISBN0606324364

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Joyner TRC Biographies B L5873L ✔ Available Place Hold
Joyner TRC Biographies B L5873L ✔ Available Place Hold