civil rights Archives

This organization was founded by Kenneth Clark and Mamie Phipps Clark, psychologists, educators, and Civil Rights activists whose work was influential on Brown v Board of Education The organization's director for a time was Cyril deGrasse Tyson, a Civil Rights activist and educator in NYC and Newark and father of famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson[...]

I spent elementary school in Montgomery, and immediately upon finishing Book One I participated in a pilgrimage to civil rights landmarks throughout Alabama, which was a profoundly impactful journey. CH: Some of the scenes in Book Two are incredibly intense in tone Which panel or page in particular was difficult to draw than the others? NP: I[...]

By Cameron Hatheway When March: Book One was released back in August 2013, it coincided perfectly with the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington, a milestone of the Civil Rights movement Written by Congressman John Lewis & Andrew Aydin and illustrated by Nate Powell, the first book focused on Lewis' upbringing and how he got[...]

Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Brad Meltzer talk about comics and the story of American civil rights, with the launch of the look of March: Book Two, from Top Shelf Comix. March Book Two made a massive splash last San Diego Comic Con last year And even though this second longer chapter will take till next[...]