{"product_id":"march-book-two-2","title":"MARCH Book Two","description":"\u003cp\u003eAward-winning 3-part graphic novel series. After the success of the Nashville sit-in campaign, John Lewis was more committed than ever to changing the world through nonviolence — but as he and his fellow Freedom Riders boarded a bus into the vicious heart of the deep south, they would be tested like never before. Faced with beatings, police brutality, imprisonment, arson, and even murder, the movement’s young activists placed their lives on the line while internal conflicts threatened to tear them apart.\n\nBut their courage attracted the notice of powerful allies, from Martin Luther King, Jr. to Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy... and once Lewis was elected chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, this 23-year-old was thrust into the national spotlight, becoming one of the “Big Six” leaders of the civil rights movement and a central figure in the landmark 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.\n\nCongressman \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Lewis\u003c\/strong\u003e, an American icon and one of the key figures of the civil rights movement, continues his award-winning graphic novel trilogy with co-writer\u003cstrong\u003e Andrew Aydin\u003c\/strong\u003e and artist \u003cstrong\u003eNate Powell\u003c\/strong\u003e, inspired by a 1950s comic book that helped prepare his own generation to join the struggle. Now, \u003cem\u003eMarch\u003c\/em\u003e brings the lessons of history to vivid life for a new generation, urgently relevant for today’s world.\n\n\"With \u003cem\u003eMarch\u003c\/em\u003e, Congressman John Lewis takes us behind the scenes of some of the most pivotal moments of the Civil Rights Movement. In graphic novel form, his first-hand account makes these historic events both accessible and relevant to an entire new generation of Americans.\" — LeVar Burton\n\n\"A must-read monument... As Rep. Lewis continues to carry the civil-rights flame, this graphic achievement is a firsthand beacon that burns ever relevant today.\" — \u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\n\n\"This memoir puts a human face on a struggle that many students will primarily know from textbooks… Visually stunning, the black-and-white illustrations convey the emotions of this turbulent time… This insider’s view of the civil rights movement should be required reading for young and old; not to be missed.\" — \u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\n\n\"A gripping visual experience that enhances the power of Lewis’s unforgettable tale.\" — \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\n\n“Heroism and steadiness of purpose continue to light up Lewis's frank, harrowing account of the civil rights movement's climactic days... Powell's dark, monochrome ink-and-wash scenes add further drama to already-dramatic events.” — \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\n\n\"[Lewis's] story is an essential piece of this country’s history, and \u003cem\u003eMarch: Book Two\u003c\/em\u003e brings it to the page with incredible power that makes this graphic novel an unforgettable read.\" — The AV Club\n\nWinner of The Coretta Scott King Award; the Michael L. Printz Award; Robert F. Sibert International Book Award; YALSA Nonfiction Award; and the Walter Dean Myers Award.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Top Shelf","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59640425611550,"sku":"MARB02","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0999\/0684\/7006\/files\/marc02-march-book-two.jpg?v=1784496327","url":"https:\/\/shop.budsartbooks.com\/products\/march-book-two-2","provider":"Bud's Art Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}