March (Trilogy)

The March trilogy was co-authored by the civil rights leader and US Congressman John Lewis, alongside Andrew Aydin. The stark, black-and-white artwork for the series was beautifully illustrated by the comic artist Nate Powell.

The graphic novels detail John Lewis's firsthand experiences as a young activist in the Civil Rights Movement during the 1960s. It heavily focuses on his role as a key figure in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and his participation in the historic Selma to Montgomery marches.

Yes, the final book in the trilogy, March: Book Three, won the prestigious National Book Award for Young People's Literature in 2016. The series has been widely adopted in schools across the United States to teach students about the civil rights era.

The project was inspired by a 2008 comic book called Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story, which had deeply influenced John Lewis as a young man. Lewis and his co-author Andrew Aydin wanted to create a modern, comprehensive graphic novel that could inspire a new generation of activists in the same way.