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Gut-wrenching. Heart-rending. These comics are hammering home to me the darkest aspects of what people in the Civil Rights Movement faced. I think I understood this in the abstract, but when I read about it, and see it visualized, it becomes even more starkly real and frightening. I am both inspired and frightened by what humanity is capable of.

It's a wonderful series so far. Much of the history I had some grasp of, but I have learned other aspects and facts which I was completely in the dark about. What I like as well is that I don't feel people in this story are overly mythologized. This can be a tendency in historic presentation, a Manichean interpretation where there are sharp delineations between the "Good" people and the "Bad" people. Obviously the storyline in these books showcases the dignity, nobility, and inspiring qualities of the people who led the fight for Civil Rights. Which contrasts heavily with the nastiness/violence they faced from segregationists and racists. And yet I feel there is enough nuance in the storytelling that it doesn't fall into pure hagiography.

It's amazing what the Civil Rights Movement accomplished. But there is still so much more to be done, the fight for justice and equality are eternal. A battle every generation must keep fighting for. Always nice to dig into history to find inspiration in those who have come before, setting an example for us to keep pursuing.