We caught up with Andrew Aydin, a former congressional staffer to Lewis and the co-writer of March and Run, to discuss the creative choices and historical significance behind telling Lewis’ story in a graphic novel format.ĪNDREW AYDIN: That's a neat panel. But he was also a man who preserved and triumphed with an air of joy and hopefulness against the hate and anger he endured. There is no doubt that Lewis lived a complicated life, filled with uncertainty and deep pain leading him to second guess himself as a leader in the civil rights movement.
Both March and Run belong on the bookshelves of every college, public school, and community library for generations to pick up and read and discuss.
Now, a new series called Run is a continuation of Lewis’ story and the political fallout and heartbreak he experienced within the civil rights movement. Published from 2013 to 2016, March focused on Lewis and the 16th Street Church bombing, the Freedom Summer murders, and the Selma to Montgomery marches. His life story as an activist, the mayor of Atlanta, and a long-tenured federal legislator has been documented in various mediums, including in the three part graphic novel series, March. By Michael Ceraso - The late Congressman John Lewis is a civil rights icon.
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