He recently told an interviewer that this humble comic was “like a Bible” for him and his fellow activists back then, an indispensable tool for learning how to implement non-violent activism and protest techniques such as passive resistance and sit-ins. As a teenager himself, Lewis drew great inspiration from a ten-cent comic book called Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story, published in 1956. Presenting the story in the form of a graphic novel makes it that much more accessible and immediate for the targeted YA audience March is a showcase example of the power of the comics medium as an educational tool. Lewis is an iconic figure in the struggle for civil rights for African-Americans, and that struggle is the broader subject of his story – as is the resiliency and courage it takes to effect large-scale social change and correct injustices. March: Book One is the memoir of Congressman John Lewis (District 5, Georgia) who has had a long and distinguished political career.
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