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A review by lashette
March: Book One by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin
challenging
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
5.0
The this I knew about John Lewis's life could fit in a thimble. I really appreciate this format and I'm looking into reading his memoir and the rest of this series. The artwork was pretty good.
About the content, I appreciated the detailed look into nonviolent protesting because it was more nuanced than I expected. I also did not know about the restaurant counter sit ins. That they practiced abusing each other verbally and physically to prepare is smart and admirable. As is their boycotting places close to them physically and imortant to their local cause. We need that today. What also stuck out to me was how young he was and how he pointed out that older activists and vlack leaders didnt always understand. Thiggs change, people change and civil rights should change with the times as well. Previous generations dont always get it. And we don't have to always follow them. Seeing that John Lewis had this experience is heartening in some way I can't explain.
About the content, I appreciated the detailed look into nonviolent protesting because it was more nuanced than I expected. I also did not know about the restaurant counter sit ins. That they practiced abusing each other verbally and physically to prepare is smart and admirable. As is their boycotting places close to them physically and imortant to their local cause. We need that today. What also stuck out to me was how young he was and how he pointed out that older activists and vlack leaders didnt always understand. Thiggs change, people change and civil rights should change with the times as well. Previous generations dont always get it. And we don't have to always follow them. Seeing that John Lewis had this experience is heartening in some way I can't explain.