“Fury spends itself pretty quickly when there’s no fury facing it”
~ John Lewis
Those this is a graphic novel, I had to mention this visual impacting story co-written by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin and drew by Nate Powell. John Lewis’ story is broken up into three graphic novel that displays the lifelong struggle for human and civil rights during the days of Jim Crow and segregation in the story of John Lewis as a youth in rural Alabama.
For those who don’t know his story or who he is, John Lewis is an American politician and civil right leader. His story in the graphic novel pans back and forth from his youth to him as adult as we get to see moments of him meeting Martin Luther King, Jr., the Nashville Student Movement, the battle to tear down segregation through sit-ins and the stunning climax on the steps of City Hall.
March rooted these themes along with Lewis’ personal story details the struggle of what African Americans went through during Jim Crow. It’s a very eye opening novel that have your eyes glued to the page for this will entail a personal story. It engross many readers as I recommend that if you read and enjoy Book One, you must read Book Two and Book Three to get the full effect of conquering Jim Crow and segregation
“Our revolt was as much against the traditional black leadership structure as it was against segregation and discrimination”
~John Lewis
The month March is known as Women’s History Month; if you know any female writers, no matter the ethnicity, that you believe I should read one of their novels to write a book review, please leave a comment with your recommendation and I will try to obtain the book to read it.
Until next week, Happy Black History Month! ❤️🖤💚
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“Fury spends itself pretty quickly when there’s no fury facing it”
Setting the scene in rural Alabama around the time of Jim Crow and blatant “legal” racism, I feel the aura of this novel on a sensory/imagery level. I used to read a lot of cartoon-fiction novels about the civil rights movement and change in America around that time. These novels were always so intense despite being catered for the youth. This novel, chronicling John Lewis’s development, trials, and tribulations is sure to be a great read. I’ll definitely look into it.
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