Books like March. Book One by John Lewis
John Lewis chronicles his lifelong struggle for civil and human rights, reflecting on the progress made since the Jim Crow era. The book traces his rural Alabama upbringing, his transformative encounter with Martin Luther King, Jr., and the birth of the Nashville Student Movement. It follows the activists’ nonviolent lunch‑counter sit‑ins and culminates in a powerful showdown on the steps of City Hall.
Lewis also shares how a 1950s comic book, *Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story*, inspired early activists, and how his own comic illustrations now bring that legacy to a new generation.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels/Graphic Memoir
Authors: John Lewis
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