'A riveting and beautiful civil-rights story… Lewis's gripping memoir should be stocked in every school and shelved at every library.' - The Washington Post March its educational value even as Powell's drawings give Lewis's crisp narration an emotional power.' - The New York Times In March, he brings a whole new generation with him across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, from a past of clenched fists into a future of outstretched hands.' - President Bill Clinton 'Congressman John Lewis has been a resounding moral voice in the quest for equality for more than 50 years, and I'm so pleased that he is sharing his memories of the Civil Rights Movement with America's young leaders. Teachers and Librarians: download the 11-page Teacher's Guide here! Named one of the best books of 2013 by USA Today, The Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, School Library Journal, Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, The Horn Book, Paste, Slate, ComicsAlliance, Amazon, and Apple iBooks. Selected for first-year reading programs by Michigan State University, Marquette University, and Georgia State University One of Reader's Digest's Graphic Novels Every Grown-Up Should ReadĮndorsed by NYC Public Schools' 'NYC Reads 365' program

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Discover the phenomenal graphic novel memoir by US Congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis! Winner of the Robert F.

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