March John lewis 2 points each volume: (6points)

 Volume 1: 

So I read March a story about John Lewis and the fight for African Americans Human rights. I have wanted to read this comic for a long time.  The story starts with congressman Lewis in his office showing two young boys their history and beginning his life on this particular path. He was a very observant and very bright man. He learns so much from just chickens. His real dream was to become a preacher, so he preached funny enough in the barn, using the chickens as his audience.  Lewis grew compassion for these animals. I found it interesting that he grew so attached he provide eulogies and baptisms for new chicks. Of course, reality strikes him quite early, and one of his chicks die from the water in his baptisms, and he soon, like many, learns that everything passes away. Throughout the comic, the artist used black, white, and grey tones to establish the mood of the environments—Black for the darker scenes, especially the ones following more tragic memories.

I admire Congressman Lewis love for education and empathy for both people and animals all through out his life. Lewis loved school so much that even when his family couldn't afford it, he would run and sneak on to the bus. Later, when growing up, he was influenced by first-hand accounts of protest against segregation brutality. Sadly, the police made a peaceful protest turn violent; however, the brave people who marched that day change the country's fate for generations. He went to classes to join the nonviolent protest and practice what to do when the other side tried to provoke them. It must have been challenging not to break. All they did was sit in the restaurant and want to be served; however, fights still broke out, and they were the ones who got arrested. 

Volume 2: 

March volume 2 emphasizes the brutal fight the African American civil rights activist had to experience to get their human rights. There were so much death and pain, and even when succeeding in small victories, another event threatened them on the other end. Never the less, It hurts to see the juxtaposition of the full peaceful protest and the horrendous acts of violence.   They would poison gas and blind the people in the restaurants like they were animals. The large black and white images are outstanding. They truly catch the reader's eye; for example, the bus on fire is both in color on the title; however, I fee the black and white one works the best to capture the blazing smoke and flames drama. The bus also has the best transitions from page to page. The transitions from past to present are a bit jarring, though, but they are meant to bring hope and show that these trials matter. The artist's fear of the pitch blacks and the light whit to tell mood is very well done. The darkness of when the groups are locked in jail or the shadow silhouettes of the Kul Kux Klans spikes a fear in the audiences as well as the characters. The artist does well to have very heavy images like the riots with President Obama's inauguration, so the heaviness does not stop the people from reading. It's interesting that the famous photographs look like they are sketched in pencil sketches. 

Volume 3: 

The book does an excellent job of showing the reader the different treatment of white and black people. In several sections of the comic, the audience sees juxtaposition in asking for a simple tasks. Registering to vote or buying movie tickets is much more challenging because of racial prejudice. The rude behavior towards black women and men is frustrating to watch when they would be denied basic needs. The police senselessly would beat them, and any white man or woman who would help would be beaten as well, journalist or civilian. This puts people in fear of getting involved making it harder for them to gain allies to fight against this brutality. 

Seeing the aftermath of the start of the book is quite graphic, it showing the charred bodies from the bomb. It is hard to stomach knowing that these traumatic things happened. In every new peaceful protest, there was an increase in violence shortly after the racist. There are many hurt and death at the beginning of this chapter. The young kids getting blown up or shot off bikes just for the color of their skin. And I make me angry that many of these instances of police brutality are very much the same today. The living and "accidental shootings" of innocent black people in the streets and homes still happen daily. The police do not get any reproductions for any actions.  I'm glad that the author mentions every name of the people killed, so they are not just another number. 

I see a lot of these practices of not only police brutality but also voter suppression happening today. Even though black people can vote now, governors and senators still try to make life harder. By closing voting booths early or saying they need extra info and id to vote. To see so many similarities right now in 2020 is quite sad; however, there are just as many young and old activists inspired by John Lewis, who know that the fight for minorities still goes on today.