Book Three

By John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell (Illustrator)

Book #3 in the March series

A young leader faces escalating threats in a fight for justice and equality.

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246 pages· 21,078 words· Est. 2.5 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

In 1963, John Lewis, chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, leads a daring fight against racial injustice. As Jim Crow laws retaliate with violence, Lewis and his young activists launch bold campaigns like the Freedom Vote and Mississippi Freedom Summer. With new allies and foes, and an unpredictable president, the stakes rise. Amid deepening fractures within the movement, Lewis prepares for a pivotal showdown in Selma, risking everything for the promise of 'One Man, One Vote.' Will their nonviolent revolution succeed, or will the forces of oppression prevail?

From the publisher

Welcome to the stunning conclusion of the award-winning and best-selling MARCH trilogy. Congressman John Lewis, an American icon and one of the key figures of the civil rights movement, joins co-writer Andrew Aydin and artist Nate Powell to bring the lessons of history to vivid life for a new generation, urgently relevant for today’s world. By the fall of 1963, the Civil Rights Movement has penetrated deep into the American consciousness, and as chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, John Lewis is guiding the tip of the spear. Through relentless direct action, SNCC continues to force the nation to confront its own blatant injustice, but for every step forward, the danger grows more intense: Jim Crow strikes back through legal tricks, intimidation, violence, and death. The only hope for lasting change is to give voice to the millions of Americans silenced by voter suppression: “One Man, One Vote.” To carry out their nonviolent revolution, Lewis and an army of young activists launch a series of innovative campaigns, including the Freedom Vote, Mississippi Freedom Summer, and an all-out battle for the soul of the Democratic Party waged live on national television. With these new struggles come new allies, new opponents, and an unpredictable new president who might be both at once. But fractures within the movement are deepening … even as 25-year-old John Lewis prepares to risk everything in a historic showdown high above the Alabama river, in a town called Selma. Winner of the 2016 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature#1 New York Times Bestseller2017 Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner2017 Michael L. Printz Award Winner2017 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal Winner2017 YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction - Winner2017 Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature - Winner2017 Flora Stieglitz Straus Award Winner2017 LA Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature - Finalist