Reviews with content warning for Hate crime - March: Book One

I had the privilege to hear John Lewis speak once, and his voice jumps off the page in this first volume of his graphic memoir. It covers a wide swath of time, from his youth through the sit-ins of the early civil rights movement. I think the only thing that takes away from the story is the black and white color palette—I think if it were in color, it would emphasize that this didn’t happen very long ago.

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adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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rynicolereads's review

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emotional informative medium-paced

4.25

Growing up on the West Coast, we learned about the Civil Rights Era in a way that glossed over how difficult and dangerous things were for those who were part of the movement. This graphic novel is very accessible but doesn't shy away from covering the darker aspects of the period. I'm so glad it exists, and I want every American to read it.

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ansleynoelle's review

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

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strange's review

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challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

This book was really well done! I think the graphic novel format was perfect for a story like this, and the illustrations were done so well and were some of the most dynamic graphic novel scenes I've seen outside an action story or manga. This didn't quite hit the emotional beat for me to give this the extra star; all of the ideas presented were ones I had heard before, but it's all presented in such a wonderful way that it is worth the read no matter your knowledge base.

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challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

3.0

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