Powell's washed-out greytones combine with Congressman Lewis and Aydin's captivating words and story to give the entire account the feel of a compelling, period documentary. The narrative is told as it should be, in the congressman's own words both as co-writer of the story and from his own character recollecting his youth. Eventually, the story flashes back to Lewis' past, starting in his youth as he was growing up on his family's farm in 1940s Alabama. The first of a planned three volumes, "March: Book One" starts off at the onset of this march, establishing Lewis' most prominent place in history for readers unfamiliar with the events. He's probably best remembered as the co-organizer of a planned peaceful march in Alabama that was met with force by state police in the oft-called "Bloody Sunday" incident in 1965. Long before Congressman Lewis was elected, he was largely known as a high-profile and dedicated supporter of the Civil Rights Movement in the American south.
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