"If Dr. King were here today, he would still be saying that the discipline and philosophy of non-violence is still the most excellent way to find justice. He would say that there is no way to peace. Peace is the way."
-Representative John Lewis
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Graphic Novels/Non-Fiction
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King : a comic book biography
by Ho Che Anderson
A groundbreaking graphic novel about Martin Luther King records all of the key events of the civil rights leader's life in this unique and compelling format, from the violence of the Southern police to the internal struggles that marked the birth of the civil rights movement in America.
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The Harlem Hellfighters
by Max Brooks
This fictionalized account of the first African-American regiment, called the Harlem Hellfighters by their enemies, to fight in World War I relates the heroic journey these soldiers undertook for a chance to fight for America.
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Invisible Man
by Ralph Ellison
An African-American man's search for success and the American dream leads him out of college to Harlem and a growing sense of personal rejection and social invisibility.
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Meridian
by Alice Walker
A Black woman who grew up amid prejudice and poverty in the South finds comfort and strength in the civil-rights movement
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The King years : historic moments in the civil rights movement
by Taylor Branch
A succinct and accessible chronicle of key events in the Civil Rights Movement by the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author of the trilogy that includes Parting the Waters traces how the Movement evolved from a bus strike to a political and social revolution.
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Comics Fest: Teen Auto-Bio Comics
Thursday, October 23, 6 p.m. East Regional Library, 211 Lick Creek Ln.
Join illustrator Eric Knisley for this creative event! Knisley will demonstrate and teach tweens and teens basic comic drawing techniques. In honor of the Durham Reads Together book, March: Book One, participants will draw a comic illustrating one important moment or event in their lives. Bring your doodling ideas, and join the fun! Refreshments provided. This program is co-sponsored by Comics Fest.
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Comics Fest: The Comic Book that Changed the World
Sunday, October 26, 3 p.m. Southwest Regional Library, 3605 Shannon Road
Join Andrew Aydin, co-author of March: Book One, for a talk on the comic book that inspired John Lewis to write March. Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story was published in December 1957 by the Fellowship of Reconciliation. This comic inspired Lewis and many other young activists to join the movement and use the principles of nonviolence to battle racial discrimination. The comic has a long history of inspiring activists and has been used in South Africa, Uruguay, Vietnam, Egypt and Latin America. This program is co-sponsored by Comics Fest and the Fellowship of Reconciliation.
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Songs of the Freedom Movement with Lois Deloatch
Tuesday, October 28, 7 p.m. Stanford L. Warren Library, 1201 Fayetteville St.
Join jazz vocalist Lois Deloatch for an evening of song. Deloatch has headlined concerts throughout the United States and internationally. She is noted for her rich contralto voice and expansive repertoire, which melds sacred, secular, traditional and contemporary music. She has received numerous awards for her talent and community service including the Shirley Caesar Community Service Award, Indy Arts Award and an Emerging Artist Award. She'll be accompanied by guitarist Scott Sawyer. A CD sale will follow the concert.
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We Who Believe in Freedom: The Next Civil Rights Generation
Thursday, October 30, 7 p.m. Main Library, 300 N. Roxboro St.
Join Dr. Alexis Pauline Gumbs for the conclusion of Durham Reads Together as she moderates a panel of young activists who are continuing the Civil Rights Movement in the 21st century as they work for voting rights, queer liberation, birth justice, gender justice, immigrant rights and the end of the school to prison pipeline. Gumbs is the founder of the Eternal Summer of the Black Feminist Mind and the co-founder of the Mobile Homecoming project.
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