John Lewis 'The March' And The Civil Rights Movement

The March is a graphic novel series told in the account of the successful congressman John Lewis’ and his experiences in the Civil Rights Movement. The book tells his story for the fight to end segregation, discrimination, and to earn the rightful freedoms for his fellow minorities in the United States of America. The series went over many events from the 60’s such as Rosa Park’s refusal to give her seat to a white person, Emmett Till’s brutal murder for allegedly whistling at a white women, the Birmingham Bombing, along with John Lewis’ personal life, his protests at the sit-in counters, and his position as the president of the Student NonViolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). John Lewis is the only living member of the Big Six and has been an inspiring civil rights activist along with Martin Luther King Jr, James Farmer, A. Philip Randolph, Roy Wilkins, and Whitney Young. The events that most strongly affected me was John Lewis’ experiences at the lunch …show more content…
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