In the opening pages, we meet John Lewis during the confrontation with police on the Edmund Pettis Bridge. How would you characterize (using character traits that describe him as a person) John Lewis?

How does the book use flashback to connect important moments from the past to the present day?

(Pg. 12-15) What is the significance of the date? What happened? Where is this person going? Who do you think he is? How do you think he would feel about this event? Why?

Why do you think the creators chose to use the device of Mr. Lewis telling his life story to the young visitors in his office? And how does this device impact the way that readers perceive or understand the story?

Page 27 contains an image of young John with a Bible scripture printed on him. What might be the significance of this scripture to John at the time?

What role did the chickens play in preparing John for his life in the Civil Rights Movement?

(Pg 36, panel 1) What advice did John's parents give for African-Americans to survive in the South at that time?

(Pg. 36-47) John takes his first trip north. What were some of the differences in quality of life for African- Americans in the North and the South? How did John's first trip North impact him? How did it change him and why?

(Pg. 48-52) Describe the effects of segregation on African-Americans during this time. How were their lives different from White people?

(Pg. 55-56) How did hearing Martin Luther King, Jr on the radio effect John? Why do you think he mentioned the other preachers in his community on the previous page compared to MLK?

 Detail the death of Emmett Till and how it impacted the fight for civil rights. How did things change after his death?

(Pg. 78) John is depicted all in black and just his thoughts printed on the page. Why do you think the creators chose to depict this moment this way? What was happening at this moment for John? How did he feel?

(Pg. 76-78) What was the point of the meeting? What method of protest were the students planning to use? Why?

How did the protesters prepare for their protests? Why was this important? Is this something you think you would have been able to do?

How were the initial protests received by Whites in the town? How did they react?

Were the protests successful in the end? Explain why or why not?

Do you think non-violent protest is effective?

How does the book end? Has segregation been defeated? What happens?

Last question – go back to your first answer. Now answer it again – why do you think this book is titled March?