Part autobiography and part civil rights primer, March chronicles Rep. John Lewis’ childhood on an Alabama farm and his involvement with the civil rights movement. Artist Nate Powell powerfully captures the tension of this period in stark black and white illustrations. The complete trilogy spans the civil rights movement up to the inauguration of President …
From the archives: The March Trilogy is one of the most important graphic novels created. A superbly told history of the civil rights movement, John Lewis’s personal account of the actions of individuals and organizations throughout the South (but focused largely in Alabama) is a gripping, passionate, and richly detailed narrative of the events that would eventually …
Posted in Publishers Weekly Children’s Bookshelf newsletter May 7, 2019 by Emma Nichols, bookseller at Elliott Bay Book Company, Seattle, WA When I first started in bookselling, parents often balked at my comics recommendations. They wanted their kids to read “real books.” Five years later, a lot has changed: I’m still recommending comics and kids …
