March

Book One (March, #1)

| 4.52 | 38,774 ratings and reviews

Recommended by Tim Cook, and 1 others. See all reviews

Ranked #20 in Tennessee, Ranked #26 in African American History — see more rankings.

March is a vivid first-hand account of John Lewis’ lifelong struggle for civil and human rights, meditating in the modern age on the distance traveled since the days of Jim Crow and segregation. Rooted in Lewis’ personal story, it also reflects on the highs and lows of the broader civil rights movement.

Book One spans John Lewis’ youth in rural Alabama, his life-changing meeting with Martin Luther King, Jr., the birth of the Nashville Student Movement, and their battle to tear down segregation through nonviolent lunch counter sit-ins, building to a stunning climax on the steps of... more
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Tim Cook CEO/Apple“It is a very unique way to present what is probably the most important story of my entire lifetime,” said when introducing Congressman Lewis at Apple HQ. “My hope is that everyone reads this, and I would love to see the day that it is required reading in every school." (Source)

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