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MARCH

John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell

About March

#1 New York Times and Washington Post Bestseller

First Graphic Novel to Win the National Book Award

First Graphic Novel to Receive a Robert F. Kennedy Book Award

Winner of the Coretta Scott King Book Award

Winner of the Michael L. Printz Award

Winner of the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award

Winner of the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction

Winner of the Eisner Award

Winner of the Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature – Young Adult Category

Winner of the National Council for Social Studies' Carter G. Woodson Award

Featured in YALSA’s “Outstanding Books for the College Bound”

Endorsed by NYC Public Schools' "NYC Reads 365" Program

Almost sixty years ago, Martin Luther King, Jr. edited a 16-page comic book about the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Distributed by hand in churches, schools, and nonviolence workshops, it dramatized the fledgling movement and its tactics to a generation of future leaders— including a young John Lewis.

Today, Lewis is continuing that legacy, and using comics to educate and inspire a new generation. Together with Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell, Congressman Lewis is creating a transformative work of literature in the graphic novel series March: a #1 New York Times bestseller that brings his memories of the civil rights movement to urgent new life.

As a graphic novel memoir, March engages readers with unforgettable imagery and first-person narration, combining the disciplines of art, literature, and history in a single document. Students will not only understand the history of the civil rights movement but also connect in a deeply personal way with the story of nonviolent activism in America.

On campus, March is a catalyst for vital discussions about diversity, society, and active engagement in one's community, in ways that are not just historical but directly relevant to today's world. And what's more, it focuses specifically on the role of young people.

Adopted by schools across America

The MARCH graphic novel series has been widely adopted by first-year "common reading" and other community programs at campuses such as:

  • Michigan State University
  • Georgia State University
  • University of Maryland
  • Marquette University
  • University of Utah
  • Washburn University
  • Louisiana State University
  • Indiana University
  • Henderson State University
  • University of Illinois — Springfield
  • University of Maryland — Eastern Shore
  • Ohio State University
  • San Francisco State University
  • Harper College
  • Molloy College
  • Nassau Community College
  • Florida Gulf Coast University

MARCH has been assigned in middle and high schools in over 40 states!

"This graphic novel’s presentation of civil rights is startlingly contemporary."

—The New York Times

"There is perhaps no more important modern book to be stocked in American school libraries than March."

—The Washington Post

"This vivid rendering of Lewis’ story stimulates both robust learning about the past and critical thinking about current and future events, making March a powerful and urgently relevant title for today’s classrooms."

—Teaching Tolerance

"This insider’s view of the civil rights movement should be required reading for young and old; not to be missed."

—School Library Journal (starred review)

John Lewis

Andrew Aydin

Nate Powell