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And Then I Read: MARCH, Book One
// Todd's Blog
Art by Nate Powell, written by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin.
This much celebrated story of the life of John Lewis is moving, and inspiring. Life in the South during Segregation is something I've only read about, or seen in films or TV documentaries. Somehow this illustrated version focused on the life of one boy growing to manhood makes it more personal, more understandable, more outrageous than all the video clips of angry people and heroic marchers can convey. It brings it home to the reader. The boy who loved the chickens he cared for on his parents' farm so much that he couldn't bear to eat them, and who snuck off to school when he was supposed to be helping with the harvest. The young man who helped organize sit-ins at lunch counters in his town that didn't serve people of his color. Taking on the hatred and violence with passive resistance in the spirit of Gandhi. Going to jail for his principles. Gradually gaining some grudging compromises from the town mayor.
Fine work by everyone involved. I look forward to reading the rest. Highly recommended.
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