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These books are just so effective, no matter how much I've already read/seen about the civil rights movement, the combo of Nate Powell's black & white illustrations + John Lewis's frank narration is so moving. Especially interspersed with the scenes from Obama's inauguration, especially considering the current political climate...just! so! much!
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I loved the first two volumes and already thought this trilogy should be required reading before having laid hands on the third, but this was one of, if not the most powerful book, I have read this year. It's right now tied with Louise Erdrich's LaRose as my best book of 2016. The story of Freedom Summer framed through the inauguration of the United States of America's first African-American president and shown through the perspective of Civil Rights advocate, hero, icon, and Georgia's Fifth Con
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The third book in this trilogy hits the political side to the civil rights fight in the south, including the 1964 Democratic National Convention and ending with the Civil Rights Act of 1965. Full disclosure, I felt this was the weakest book of the trilogy, but it is still an important piece of the story. This series is so important. I feel that this should be required reading for all students.
What a beautiful, moving conclusion to an important series. I understand why this won the National Book Award for young people's literature-- it is a searing indictment of injustice, good history, and well-told.
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What an incredible life John Lewis has lead, what courage and strength he showed. I fear we will need to be remind daily over the next couple of years of all fight, courage, strength and hope that Lewis and all the other civil rights activists showed.
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