March Book 3 Sparknotes

Fannie Lou Hamer was instrumental to the Civil Rights Movement, and without her, discrimination in the USA would still be a major issue today. Hamer was a field secretary for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) that helped African-Americans vote and co-founded the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. She was the “spirit of the civil rights movement” and was “one of the hardest-working, most dedicated activists I have EVER known” (Lewis et al 47). Fannie Lou Hamer had an immense impact on American history and was one of the most influential people in the fight for equality in the USA.
Fannie Lou Hamer was born in Montgomery, Mississippi, on October 6, 1917. Her parents were sharecroppers and Hamer started working in the fields with them when she was only 6 years

While March was a nearly impeccable graphic novel, that was its one flaw; it is a graphic novel. The stories and characters included in March bring the Civil Rights Movement to life, but the book didn’t fulfill its full potential because it had to be shortened and didn’t explain some of the events and people thoroughly enough since it is a graphic novel. On the other hand, March is flawless because it was written as a comic book. “To the past and future children of the movement” (Lewis et al Dedication Page). John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell not only wrote the book for the people involved in the Civil Right Movement, they also wrote March for the future generations. To appeal to the future generations, the story is only a brief overview of the main events of the Civil Rights Movement. By writing March as a graphic novel, it shortened the book to a quick read and including pictures helps keep children engaged and interested. Also, they didn’t dwell too deeply into unnecessary topics, which resulted in a less dull