March: Book One (2013)

by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell (Illustrator)

Other authors: Nate Powell (Designer), Chris Ross (Designer)

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This graphic novel trilogy 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. Book two takes place after the Nashville sit-in campaign. 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.… (more)

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I am ashamed at what I don’t really know/understand about the Civil Rights movement.

Starting here with John Lewis’ graphic novel trio (

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hmonkeyreads | Jan 25, 2024 |

What is most important about the March series is that it goes into specifics not just the important events leading up to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, but the strategy and internal conflict within the various organizations that made up the civil rights movement. Here we have the backstory of how John Lewis joined the movement, and the early victories in desegregating lunch counters in Nashville, where Lewis went to divinity school.

Training in principles of non-violence was essential to the success of the movement. This is a point that is increasingly important in today's civil rights activism - people need to be educated not just in the ideas behind the movement, but the strategy that can best effect structural change. (

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jonbrammer | Jul 1, 2023 |

I forgot to add this one from finishing back in July......the start of my realization of how much I have to learn about America, my country, in the 1950s and 1960s.... (

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msgabbythelibrarian | Jun 11, 2023 |

The first of a three volume series, March: Book One sets the stage for those who wish to learn more about John Lewis, one of the powerhouses of the Civil Rights Movement and long-time U.S. Representative. Flashing back and forth between the present-day and the start of his political leanings, this book does a great job of introducing readers to the Civil Rights movement in a way that is both informative and empowering. The authors are adept at showcasing the systemic racism present in the country and how hard it was (and continues to be) to fight the good fight. The drawings are incredibly well-done, with lots of zooming into facial expression to really capture the feelings of that moment. (

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annamora7 | Apr 13, 2023 |

For the Read Harder Challenge. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Lewis, John	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Aydin, Andrew	—	main author	all editions	confirmed
Powell, Nate	Illustrator	main author	all editions	confirmed
Powell, Nate	Designer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Ross, Chris	Designer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Walton, Leigh	Publicity	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Awards

Alabama Author Award (Young Adult – 2016)

Blue Hen Book Award (Nominee – Teen Readers – 2015)

Coretta Scott King Award (Honor – Author – 2014)

CSMCL Best Multicultural Book (2013)

Garden State Teen Book Award (Nominee – Nonfiction, Grades 6-12 – 2016)

Georgia Children's Book Award (Finalist – Grades 4-8 – 2015)

Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers (Nominee – 2015)

Goodreads Choice Awards (Nominee – Graphic Novels & Comics – 2013)

A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book (Nonfiction – 2013)

Lincoln Award: Illinois Teen Readers' Choice Award (Nominee – 2018)

Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (Nominee – 2019)

Sequoyah Book Award (Nominee – High School – 2016)

Texas Maverick Graphic Novels Reading List (Selection – 2014)

Virginia Readers' Choice (Nominee – High School – 2016)

Volunteer State Book Award (Nominee – Middle School – 2016)

Volunteer State Book Award (Nominee – High School – 2016)

YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction (Nominee – 2014)

Young Hoosier Book Award (Nominee – Middle Grade – 2017)

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March: Book One

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March: Book One

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2013-08-13

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Pike County, Alabama, USA

Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Washington, D.C., USA

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African-American Civil Rights Movement

March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

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To the past and future children of the movement.

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Can you swim? John?

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This graphic novel trilogy 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. Book two takes place after the Nashville sit-in campaign. 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.

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