For this week I read the first book of March by John Lewis himself. The book is about the Civil Rights movement that took place in the 1960's. It starts out in an office on the day Barack Obama is scheduled to be sworn into office, a historical day for everyone. John Lewis is seen getting ready for the big day when a woman and her two young boys come knocking on his office door to learn about John Lewis's legacy. The entirety of the story takes place in flashbacks starting off when Lewis was a little boy on a farm in the south. He talked about how he loved chickens and how when he grew up he wanted to be a chicken farmer but instead decided to grow up to be a pastor because he was passionate about the word of God.
The issue continues on with flashbacks of his journey to how far him and his fellow African Americans have come to gain the same freedom white Americans have. The story is really well outlined and is explained in great detail of each historic event that took place in the 1960's with the rising Civil Rights Movement.
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