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Of course, if you like March: Book One, you should continue reading the series...
March: Book Two March: Book Three

There's also a collected edition:
March


There was also a FCBD (Free Comic Book Day) issue:
March: FCBD Special

John Lewis has also written two traditional format memoirs:

Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement

Across That Bridge: Life Lessons and a Vision for Change

The same artist Nate Powell drew the book The Silence of Our Friends which also deals with civil rights issues, this time in Houston. I liked it very much.

While I'm sure there are many more comics dealing with the civil rights era, one that I recommend is Stuck Rubber Baby, which deals with the story from the point of view of a white, gay, young man.

Ed wrote: "The same artist Nate Powell drew the book The Silence of Our Friends which also deals with civil rights issues, this time in Houston. I liked it very much.

While I'm sure there are many more comics dealing with the civil rights era, one that I recommend is Stuck Rubber Baby, which deals with the story from the point of view of a white, gay, young man."

When I was looking for Civil Rights-focused book ideas, both of those were on pretty much every list I found! It seems they're both pretty well-regarded; I'll have to add them to my TBR list.

And there is this one, which was apparently an influence on John Lewis himself: Martin Luther King and The Montgomery Story. I think this comic is also mentioned in Volume 2: March: Book Two, though I haven't made it to volume 2 yet.

Ed wrote: "And there is this one, which was apparently an influence on John Lewis himself: Martin Luther King and The Montgomery Story."

Oh, interesting!

And who would have realized when we voted for this month's read that we would pick such a timely, in-the-news book!

I enjoyed this series so much! I am very excited to read John Lewis
Run: Book One
It also goes to show how well graphic novels can translate and communicate history to people who may not be interested in learning it in another medium.

Another really good (but painful) read is:

Incognegro

Highly recommend!

Russell wrote: "I enjoyed this series so much! I am very excited to read John Lewis
Run: Book One
It also goes to show how well graphic novels can translate and communicate history to people who m..."

Agree, Russell! Run and Incognegro are both on my to-read list.

I find that GNs are like audiobooks... people will become devoted to the format and the artist/narrator and wind up reading subjects and genres they are less likely to read in print. I personally read way more NF and biographical GNs than text ones; also more fantasy/sci-fi.