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March, by John Lewis, is a novel describing his journey in rural Alabama battling to defeat segregation through nonviolent protests. During this time in Alabama, people of different ethnicities were segregated, not only in public spaces but also in the neighborhoods that they lived in. Primarily Black Americans were the ones to be harassed and assaulted in public spaces if they did not cooperate with instructions given by their white superiors. The violence and malpractice led many black Americans to build up their confidence to come together and organize peaceful protests to fight racial injustice. Lewis’ moral compass guided him into being a successful activist. Lewis’ personal experiences impacted his understanding of justice. When Lewis was growing up, he had many pet chickens who he …show more content…

While there, he sees how different the customs are, compared to the South. Black Americans had more freedom and weren’t looked down upon by whites who thought of themselves as superior. There was no segregation or laws that separated people in public spaces by ethnicity. It was the beginning of a golden age in the North. Later in life, Lewis met Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who gave him much inspiration and guidance. After Lewis met with Dr. King Jr., Lewis developed a strong moral compass that guided him on his journey to civil rights protesting. Dr. King Jr. also inspired his fight for justice and way of protesting which allowed Lewis to be successful in his battle. Lewis’ activism in the fight for civil rights was fairly successful. Throughout Lewis’ time as an activist in Alabama, he organized many peaceful protests, including sit-ins. These sit-ins would include many black Americans who were told they were not welcome in public establishments and would stay. This forced integration in Alabama and the public spaces in which black Americans should have been welcome but were

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The comic book “March Book One & Two,” illustrates the difficulties that the African American community had to face during the Civil Rights Movement. The “Excerpts from Understanding Comics,” article is able to show readers what comic books represent and the way in which both the author and artist portray the story on one page and then throughout the story. It helps readers understand “March: Book One & Two,” because the reader will be able to understand the book and the meaning that they are trying to get across to others. Book one is more about the actual actions that were being taking for the civil rights movement, while book two was about the ideas of the civil rights movement and how the leaders of each organization in the movement needed to watch everything that they were doing. This happens because John Lewis moves into different types of leadership roles between both books.

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As a college student, would you ever consider yourself reading a book like March? March is a graphic novel written by co-writers John Lewis and Andrew Aydin, and illustrated by Nate Powell. The novel is a direct description of John Lewis’ life and the struggles he faced fighting for civil and human rights. The book includes many details and visual pictures, that explain Lewis’ story and its effect on black history. So the novel is to inform others about the story of Mr. Lewis and how his accomplishments were mainly a result of the Civil Rights Movement.

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The graphic memoir, March, is a biography about Congressman John Lewis’ young life in rural Alabama which provides a great insight into lives of black families in 1940s and 50s under Jim Crow and segregation laws. March opens with a violent march at the Edmund Pettus Bridge, which the gruesome acts later became known as “Bloody Sunday,” during this march, 600 peaceful civil rights protestors were attacked by the Alabama state troopers for not listening to their commands. The story then goes back and forth depicts Lewis growing up in rural Alabama and President Obama’s inauguration in 2009. This story of a civil rights pioneer, John Lewis, portrays a strong influence between geography, community, and politics. The correlation between these pillars of March is that they have to coexist with other in order for John Lewis to exist that the world knows today.

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Let’s begin with John Lewis as he is the primary focal point. John Lewis is known to be a great contributor and influence on the civil rights movement. He faced much tribulation alongside those whom stood up for their egalitarian communal beliefs. Thus, defending

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The book March is a historical and nonfiction book written by the duo authors John Lewis and Andrew Aydin. The book follows the early life of a black child throughout aging, featuring the civil rights movement lead by Martin Luther King Jr. Gliding through time and issues, March is compiled of several different text structures that help to advance the story through the fight for equality, this all helps the book come to a more understandable structure to help the reader see the struggle and pain that had to be overcome through the harsh period of time.

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Just as he did to the rest of America , Martin Luther King Jr. showed John Lewis the keys of nonviolent action and being a civil rights protagonist throughout his

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There were many sources of conflict within the civil rights movement including Issues with John Lewis’s speech for the March on Washington as well as John Lewis and The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee or SNCC. Even though there were some conflict great things were still achieved. John Lewis began writing his speech for the March on Washington with the help of SNCC staffer Nancy Stern, communications director Julian Bond as well as Jim Forman and Prathia Hall. He later received a call from Bayard Rustin who said “some people are very concerned about some of the things you’re going to say in your speech” (Lewis and Aydin 2;156). Rustin was concerned because John Lewis used the word Patience in his speech which he said is a “dirty and nasty word”.

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Martin Luther King Jr. became a role model for John when he heard him for the first time giving a sermon on the radio. The implication here is that John had been someone working towards being a Civil Rights activist for African Americans, without even knowing in the beginning. He did what he thought was best, not always or just for him, but also for the people around him. Lives would be altered if John Lewis did not take the difficult and important steps he did in his life that were encouraged to take by his feeling of

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The book March was a fantastic book, and I thought that it really showed meaning. This book really showed me what it was like to have no respect or basic rights, and the feeling of fighting for those rights really inspired me. This book has so many outstanding scenes, where many people came together and fought side by side even if they didn’t like each other because it’s what they believed in. (Spoilers)I have to say that this book really impressed me, especially when all of the people fights were just sitting at the counter, even though it said that there were signs saying “we don’t surve coloured people”. I thought that by doing this they would get arrested, but when they were asked to leave they didn’t argue, they stood up and left.

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The book March, written by Congressman John Lewis, is a graphic novel that portrays his life of civil rights from his beginnings. John Lewis started life as a simple chicken farmer where he learned to care for and love them sadly this did not last long because John was very interested in school and learning about everything he could. He loved to learn so much he would even run away from his farming duties. In his book, John Lewis presents the topic of civil rights in the format of a graphic novel he was able to show more visual detail than another type of book ever could. By using pathos or an emotional appeal he shows readers his point of view on the subject of civil right and how he helped the cause reach new heights.

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We see him go from a kind caretaker to a brave leader who stands up for what's right. These pages remind us that even when things seem hard, determination and working together can make a real difference in making things fairer for everyone. In "March," the graphic novel by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell, identity is a big theme. It shows how people change over time, especially during the civil rights

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The story shows the readers the importances of the people who participated in the marches and how far the civil rights movement has come since the beginning. John Lewis and his friends are the reason the marches happened and played a large part in the civil rights movement. They were a strong group of people who “wanted

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Meacham cites numerous examples of John Lewis's remarkable bravery and resilience in the face of violence and discrimination, including his participation in the Freedom Rides and his leadership in the Selma to Montgomery march. One particularly poignant example is Lewis's decision to deliver a speech at the 1963 March on Washington, despite the fact that his mentor, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., had cautioned him against doing so. Despite the risks involved, Lewis spoke out boldly and passionately, delivering a stirring call to action that helped to galvanize support for the civil rights movement. Meacham's analysis of this example is important because it underscores the vital role that courage and perseverance play in effecting meaningful change. By drawing on Lewis's example, Meacham encourages readers to find the strength and resilience necessary to confront the challenges of their own time, and to continue the work of building a more just and equitable society for

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“March: Book Two,” by John Lewis and Andre Aydin, is about the perspective of John Lewis’s experiences on the revolutionary events that lead up to the outcry for illegalizing segregation law within the United States and how the freedom riders and many important groups use the powers of nonviolent protests and freedom of speech to gain supportive momentum among the communities. Lewis and his allies have protested the March on Washington for jobs and freedom as part of the rise of the Civil Rights Movement. However, while they were gaining aid from supporters along the way, they were also attracting prejudiced and narrow-minded people who were against this revolution of equality in the United States. John Lewis and his allies continued to protest

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MARCH Graphic Novel Book Review MARCH is a nonfiction, graphic novel co-written by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell. It is widely used in schools and has won various awards, including the “Special Recognition” award at the 2014 Robert F. Kennedy Book Awards and the Coretta Scott King Author Honor from the American Library Association. The novel tells the true story of John Lewis’s involvement in the Civil Rights movement. MARCH alternates between present day 2009 and the past in the 1960’s. John Lewis is a Congressman in 2009 who is greeted by a mother and her two young boys, interested to learn about Lewis’ past.

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