March: Book Two

Also a book for my High schooler, great read

Great read, Great art, Great story with insights from someone who has lived through those dark times in our nation. I read this with great admiration for Black Americans during the Civil Rights movement. They were treated like animals and their lives meant nothing to the White Americans, often beaten, unjustly jailed, or even killed simply for being black. The bravery and sacrifice of so many of these people should remind us all of the daily struggles and injustices they were subjected too for so many years. Dr. King, Mr. Lewis and others fault the fight through peaceful marches, using the power of words, the belief in a better America, a just America, and an inclusive America - they won their fight. However, today in America we still struggle with remnants of past ghosts of injustices in the inner city, police brutality, and racial profiling. The response is too often with riots, looting, and burning the community down which further perpetuates the stereo type of Black Americans as ghetto thugs and that is unfortunate. What is needed are strong young articulate leaders able to bring people together, to be change agents for their communities, cities, state, and country. Leaders that truly see the problem and have meaningful solutions that will light the spark of restoring so many broken inner city communities. Let Dr. King, Congressman Lewis and others serve as the positive role models for how to address the root of problems and how to go about to help solve them. I love this book and wholeheartedly thank those who sacrificed much. Today so many of us owe a great debt to their legacy. We take for granted what they fault for since it was before our time but we should not forget and we should continue to move forward and help make America even Greater.

Wow, this book is just stunning both with its graphics and its message. In Book Two, we are now in the "heart" of the peaceful protests. Those who are running the restaurants and movie theaters have decided that they're going to escalate. Not only do they just call in the cops. They try to poison the peaceful occupiers. Lawyers who simply walk into a police station to check on their client are brutally beaten by the police. Buses are set on fire. People out walking are shot and killed. It is staggering the open level of anger that erupts - and again I point out that the protesters were **peaceful**. The protesters don't even fight back! They lay there, passive, and the locals angrily stomped on and brutalized them. It is a quite heart-rending commentary on the cruelty within some people to do those sorts of actions to another human being. And it wasn't that long ago. It's also fair to say that there are clearly some people left who still have that hatred within them, as countless dash-cam and cellphone video have proven. Hopefully overall as a society we find it much more a horrific outlier and not "just the way things are." I love the interweaving between the Obama inauguration and the events of the past that people had to survive (and some did not). It brings even more power to the message. And I greatly admire the style and nature of the graphics. I think they perfectly bring to life the darkness but also the optimism of what was happening. Well recommended. A must-read.

A great lesson to remember about a pivot time in American history. The bigotry, racism and hatred that was endured (and sadly returning since 2016 presidential election and current administration) is a despicable mark on this country. What these people endured to be treated with human respect and decency is inspiring. This is a book that series that should be read by every middle school student and discussed - and revisited often. The artwork is great because it indicates the dark times that was endured and felt. It’s a very easy reading style that lets the art tell the story with a well selected wording to bridge the details. Highly recommended.

Love the book, but not how it was delivered it was stuffed into the mailbox it was rolled to fit into the mailbox

What a great tribute to John Lewis and the Freedom Riders. What a great way to teach kids about his legacy of faith, character, bravery, and sacrifice for the country he loved. To teach love and non-violence. To show that loving your country sometimes means you gotta make some "good trouble." To teach that loving even those who hate you - who would kill you - can turn things around. This project was a bold and creative idea, to tell the story of bold people. Thank you.

Great history lesson and so relevant for today. I liked the juxtaposition of Barack Obama's inauguration and the events of the 1960s

Timely arrival and in better than good condition without any wear, folds, or markings. Envelope was secure and preserved book condition. Shipped on time and arrived promptly. So happy to have this one of three graphic historical works, and by a giant of civil rights who died within the year, John Lewis. I'm hoping to share this and the other two books in the trilogy with my grandchildren. The illustrator for these stories is quite good. Drawings are black and white, no color, so maybe not as interesting to kids, but adolescents, and adults will surely enjoy the easy read that fleshes out the civil rights story from John Lewis' perspective. This vendor is reliable and a keeper.

Après un fabuleux tome 1, la suite du parcours du jeune adulte John Lewis et de sa lutte non-violente contre la ségrégation aux Etats-Unis dans une époque de haine raciale. Toute la difficulté de rester non-violent malgré les barbaries perpétrées par les sudistes blancs. Mise en page remarquable, ambiance bouleversante digne d'un film avec bande son (musique et bruitages) on est pétrifié par les bruits de bottes des militaires, le choc d'une automobile sur un corps..., l'ensemble crée une authenticité, un vécu en noir et blanc choc de ses moments "charnières" de leur lutte. A lire absolument à faire découvrir à ses proches et ses enfants (sauf peut-être pour les moins de 12 ans ?). Enjoy !

Everybody knows I have a dream.....and many of the events.....but a lot of these backgrounds are thrilling and new.....what a great book! Zeitgeist live!

Bought as part of present seems to love it

Excellent! Read it if you care about history, people, justice. Difficult to read due to subject matter, but important

Thanks great purchase