Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

March: Book Two by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin

6 reviews

laurareads87's review against another edition

informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

Another excellent installment, as good as the first - here, the emphasis is on the Freedom Rides for the most part, and the lead-up to the March on Washington.  What I really appreciated most about this one was the exploration of internal disagreements within the civil rights movement; here, Lewis captures a range of perspectives on non-violence (as a tactic and as a philosophy), the challenges of trying to maintain alliances across differences in perspective, and, briefly, discrimination within the movement itself (with respect to the unwillingness of some to accept Bayard Rustin's leadership for fear that his sexuality would be used in some way to discredit the movement). Highly recommend this series.

<i>Content warnings:</i> racism, racial slurs, homophobia, hate crime, police brutality, confinement, grief, violence, murder

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Grief, Homophobia, Confinement, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Hate crime, and Racism

lizziaha's review against another edition

4.25

I love the March books and I absolutely believe that they should be required reading. There are aspects of the civil rights movement featured in these books that I was simply never taught in school. Particularly when it comes to the violence and vitriol leveled against Black people. I think it’s also a more thorough depiction of the nonviolence philosophy. Nonviolent, yes, legal, no. I think when some people talk about non-violence now, they imagine something different than what it is. They can’t translate it into modern day nonviolent protests. This book might help remedy that disconnect. My only gripe with the book is that it occasionally felt disjointed, like I wasn’t getting all the information. Sometimes I could fill in the blanks, but not always. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Hate crime, Torture, Confinement, Physical abuse, Police brutality, and Death

Moderate: Gun violence, Outing, Blood, and Homophobia

readingbrb's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Violence, and Racism

Moderate: Gun violence, Confinement, and Racial slurs

Minor: Outing and Miscarriage

thesaltiestlibrarian's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Bullying, Police brutality, Hate crime, and Confinement

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Car accident

Minor: Blood

marisacarpico's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

Incredible stuff. Doesn't mesh the two timelines as well as the first volume, but the history it's conveying is indispensable and always manages to tell it in a way that feels harrowing even this many decades later.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Torture, Police brutality, Violence, Confinement, Racial slurs, and Hate crime

Moderate: Outing

anniefwrites's review against another edition

dark hopeful informative tense fast-paced

Similar to book 1, this covers a lot of ground in the civil rights movement, from the freedom rides to the March on Washington. It’s really interesting to read about such familiar events from one specific person’s point of view. I still wish the illustrations were in color to emphasize that this is recent history, but generally, it’s a very moving and inspiring graphic memoir. On to book 3!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence