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Author
Series
March volume 1
Publisher
Top Shelf Productions
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"March is a vivid first-hand account of John Lewis' lifelong struggle for civil and human rights, meditating in the modern age on the distance traveled since the days of Jim Crow and segregation. Rooted in Lewis' personal story, it also reflects on the highs and lows of the broader civil rights movement."--Back cover flap.
This graphic novel presents the life of Georgia congressman John Lewis, focusing on his youth in rural Alabama, his meeting with...
2) Run: Book 1
Author
Series
Run (John Lewis) volume 1
Publisher
Abrams
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"To John Lewis, the civil rights movement came to an end with the signing of the Voting Rights Act in 1965. But that was after more than five years as one of the preeminent figures of the movement, leading sit-in protests and fighting segregation on interstate busways as an original Freedom Rider. It was after becoming chairman of SNCC (the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) and being the youngest speaker at the March on Washington. It was...
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House, Incorporated
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Introduces children to the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in graphic novel format, discussing his childhood, reactions to the segregation laws in the South, peaceful protests, and influence on the civil rights movement.
Author
Series
March volume 2
Publisher
Top Shelf Productions
Pub. Date
2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"After the success of the Nashville sit-in campaign, John Lewis is more committed than ever to changing the world through nonviolence -- but as he and his fellow Freedom Riders board a bus into the vicious heart of the deep south, they will be tested like never before."--page 3 of cover.
Author
Series
March volume 3
Publisher
Top Shelf Productions
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Welcome to the stunning conclusion of the award-winning and best-selling MARCH trilogy. Congressman John Lewis, an American icon and one of the key figures of the civil rights movement, joins co-writer Andrew Aydin and artist Nate Powell to bring the lessons of history to vivid life for a new generation, urgently relevant for today's world.
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This semi-autobiographical tale is set in 1967 Texas, against the backdrop of the fight for civil rights. A white family from a notoriously racist neighborhood in the suburbs and a black family from its poorest ward cross Houston's color line, overcoming humiliation, degradation, and violence to win the freedom of five black college students unjustly charged with the murder of a policeman.
Author
Series
March volume Book 3
Publisher
Top Shelf Productions
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
By Fall 1963, the Civil Rights Movement is an undeniable keystone of the national conversation, and as chair of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, John Lewis is right in the thick of it. With the stakes continuing to rise, white supremacists intensify their opposition through government obstruction and civilian terrorist attacks, a supportive president is assassinated, and African-Americans across the South are still blatantly prohibited
...Author
Series
Publisher
Portable Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A graphic biography of civil rights leader and American icon Martin Luther King Jr. This graphical biography tells the story of the most prominent leader of the American civil rights movement. With full-color illustrations and a historically accurate narrative, Martin Luther King Jr.: Voice for Equality! will inform and entertain readers of all ages. From his childhood in Atlanta to his rise as an international icon of human rights and a fiery orator...
Author
Publisher
Sunbird Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"This graphic novel for children ages 7-10 introduces Ida B. Wells, the American investigative journalist and civil rights activist who became famous for her work in the decades after the Civil War. She worked fiercely for the equal treatment of Black people in schools, in society, and at the voting booth. With her powerful voice, she spoke out against injustice wherever she saw it. This is her inspiring story"--
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Introduces readers to two brave Black women who stood up against segregation, setting in motion the Montgomery Bus Boycott and showing the nation how positive change can start with a single defiant act"--