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''Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story'' is a 16-page comic book about Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, and the Montgomery Bus Boycott published in 1957 by the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FoR). It advocates the principles of nonviolence and provides a primer on nonviolent resistance.〔Bello. Grace. ("A Comic Book for Social Justice: John Lewis," ) ''Publishers Weekly'' (July 19, 2012).〕 Although ignored by the mainstream comics industry, ''The Montgomery Story'' was widely distributed among civil rights groups, churches, and schools. It helped inspire nonviolent protest movements around the Southern United States, and later in Latin America, South Africa,〔 the Middle East, and elsewhere. In addition, it served as the inspiration for the best-selling, award-winning ''March'' trilogy, written by Georgia Congressman John Lewis.〔 == Publication history == Following the success of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which the Fellowship of Reconciliation had helped organize, executive secretary and director of publications〔 Alfred Hassler,〔Forest, Jim (former FoR Publication Director). Comment on Ethan Persoff's blog (2011): "The author of the text and the man who had the idea for the comic was Al Hassler, executive secretary of the Fellowship on Reconciliation. He convinced comic artist Al Capp of the value of the project. Capp's studio did the drawings gratis."〕 and FoR member the Rev. Glenn Smiley came up with the idea of using a comic book to bring the story of the bus boycott to a wide audience. (Smiley had been personally active in the bus boycott, and had formed a friendship with Dr. King.)〔Aydin, Andrew. ("The comic book that changed the world: Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story's vital role in the Civil Rights Movement," ) ''Creative Loafing'' (Aug. 1, 2013).〕 Presenting the comic idea as a way to reach wider audiences (including those with lower reading levels),〔 the group acquired grant funding of $5,000 for the project〔Love, David A. ("Egyptians draw inspiration from Civil Rights Movement comic book." ) ''The Grio'' (February 2, 2011).〕 from the Fund for the Republic.〔 Dr, King himself endorsed the book and even provided a few editorial suggestions.〔Mark, Banaszak. ("THE COMIC THAT INSPIRED A MOVEMENT: Andrew Aydin on Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story," ) ''Previews World'' (June 3, 2015).〕 Cartoonist Al Capp was an admirer of Dr. King; his studio produced ''Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story'' at no charge,〔 which was co-written by Hassler and Benton Resnik, and drawn by an anonymous artist.〔 (Benton Resnick had been an editor and writer for the Al Capp-owned comics companies Toby Press and Graphic Information Services.)〔 It was published in December 1957 in full-color with a cover price of 10 cents. 250,000 copies were printed.〔 Instead of the typical distribution network for comics in those days, which were newsstands, pharmacies, and candy stores, ''The Montgomery Story'' was distributed by the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FoR)〔Karlin, Susan. ("THE RETURN OF A COMIC THAT HELPED INSPIRE THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT," ) ''Fast Company'' (Nov. 13, 2013).〕〔("Al Capp's Martin Luther King Comic," ) Comicon.com's ''The Pulse'' (March 7, 2010).〕 among civil rights groups, churches, and schools. It was also promoted in pro-Civil Rights publications such as ''National Guardian'' and ''Peace News''.〔 FoR staff members, particularly Jim Lawson and Glenn Smiley, traveled through the South, giving workshops on nonviolence. They would distribute the comic to younger attendees as something to take with them and study.〔 Some African Americans memorized and destroyed the comic to avoid being lynched for having it in their possession. At some point not long after its original publication, FoR produced a Spanish version of the comic for distribution throughout Latin America.〔 Instead of using the same art as the English edition, the Spanish version is a complete copy of the original, drawn by a different artist.〔〔 Only a handful of copies of the Spanish version still exist.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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