March Series

by John Lewis

A three-volume graphic memoir by a civil rights leader recounting his journey from a rural Southern childhood through his role at the center of the American civil rights movement, including the sit-ins, Freedom Rides, and the March on Washington. The series is both a personal memoir and a historically detailed account of the nonviolent movement that transformed American law.

Books in The March series in order:

March: Book One Book cover
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March: Book One
Recommended For Ages
13
+

The first volume of the civil rights leader's graphic memoir, recounting his childhood in rural Alabama and his early involvement in the sit-in movement.

March: Book Two Book cover
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March: Book Two
Recommended For Ages
13
+

The second volume of the civil rights leader's graphic memoir covers the Freedom Rides, the Birmingham campaign, and the March on Washington, depicting both the triumphs and brutal violence of the movement.

March: Book Three Book cover
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March: Book Three
Recommended For Ages
14
+

The concluding volume covers the 1963 Birmingham church bombing, the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches, and the passage of the Voting Rights Act in the climax of the memoir.