Congressman John Lewis, an American icon and one of the key figures of
the civil rights movement, continues his award-winning graphic novel
trilogy with co-writer Andrew Aydin and artist Nate Powell, inspired by
a 1950s comic book that helped prepare his own generation to join the
struggle. Now, March brings the lessons of history to vivid life for a
new generation, urgently relevant for today's world. After the success
of the Nashville sit-in campaign, John Lewis is more committed than ever
to changing the world through nonviolence - but as he and his fellow
Freedom Riders board a bus into the vicious heart of the deep south,
they will be tested like never before. Faced with beatings, police
brutality, imprisonment, arson, and even murder, the movement's young
activists place their lives on the line while internal conflicts
threaten to tear them apart.
But their courage will attract the notice of powerful allies, from
Martin Luther King, Jr. to Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy... and
once Lewis is elected chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating
Committee, this 23-year-old will be thrust into the national spotlight,
becoming one of the Big Six leaders of the civil rights movement and a
central figure in the landmark 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and
Freedom.
New York Times Bestseller
One of YALSA's Great Graphic Novels for Teens
2016 Eisner Award for Best Reality-Based Work - Winner
2016 Harvey Award for Best Biographical, Historical, or Journalistic
Presentation - Winner
2016 Harvey Award for Best Graphic Album Original - Winner
2016 Street Literature Book Award Medal for Best Graphic Novel -
Winner
2016 Denver Independent Comic & Art Expo Award for Best Work -
Mid/Large Press - Winner
