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A lot more detailed about the inner workings of the Civil Rights movement than I knew. I think it's common to portray the movement as a unified front with Martin Luther King Jr. at its head even though this is not historically accurate in a number of respects. I can see why racists would try to ban this book. A very important read for everyone.

blaineduncan's review against another edition

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5.0

What March: Book Two does best is put the events of the Civil Rights Movement that many are familiar with—the Freedom Rides, the March on Washington, Bull Connor’s attack on protestors—and puts them in chronological order with the behind-the-scenes insight from someone who was there leading the way.

The art of the book is appropriate and well done, yet it makes plenty of room for the weight of the words.

jameslucpicante's review against another edition

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4.0

manda_reads's review

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emotional informative medium-paced

4.0

This comic continues from where number one left off. The comic begins by briefly discussed sit-ins and stand-ins The comic then transitions into a deep discussion of Freedom Rides. This comic does a stellar job of explaining what the Freedom were and who participated in them. Other non- violent protests were mentioned throughout the book but the bulk of this comic focused on Freedom Rides. I found this comic book to be informative and insightful.

katieinca's review against another edition

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5.0

Volume 2 focuses on the early 1960s, and the ugliness and violence that Lewis and others faced on the Freedom Rides. A lot of our education, at least in the midwest, extols the virtues of peaceful protests like these. But it glazes over the horrors that nonviolence was operating in, and that's crucial context. This retelling by Lewis, and specifically the way it's presented here in a graphic novel, won't let you look away from the appalling things ordinary people are capable of (particularly, in this case, white people committing violence against black bodies). I'm thrilled to hear schools are starting to teach these books.

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5.0

This was tough to read, I had to walk away from it a few times, but it is so well done. It’s interesting getting a behind the scenes look at what took place during the civil rights movement. I’ve learned so many new things that I didn’t know before and that are not taught in schools. Especially living here in SC, I don’t recall learning the truth about Strom Thurmond in school. I’m glad Congressman Lewis found a modern and creative way to share the truth of that time with us. This book is phenomenal and should be required reading.

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4.75

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