‘March’ Graphic Novel Revisits Civil Rights Movement in Rich Detail

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I have v. 1-2. Excited for the next installment!

The third book of “March,” United States Representative John Lewis’s graphic novel trilogy about the civil rights movement, comes out on Tuesday. But Mr. Lewis, Democrat of Georgia, said he hoped that his firsthand account of the struggle for equality and the power of nonviolent civil disobedience would continue to inspire a new generation of activists.

“I think the book to some degree has become what I like to call a change agent,” Mr. Lewis said. The graphic novel, he said, has caused “another generation to get out there and push and pull and try to set things right.” One of his goals is to have “March,” published by Top Shelf Productions, distributed in schools and universities throughout the country.

Mr. Lewis, 76, was in San Diego, speaking on a conference call with Andrew Aydin, his co-author, and Nate Powell, the book’s artist, last week, a day after Book 2 of “March” received an Eisner Award, the comic book industry equivalent of an Oscar, for best reality-based work.

Prestige aside, the Eisner may be the least of this graphic novel’s accomplishments. In May, the New York City Department of Education announced that “March” would be part of this fall’s Passport to Social Studies program for eighth graders. The series has also been included in reading programs at colleges around the country, including Michigan State University, Georgia State and the University of Utah.

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