The civilrights icon and his book collaborators will be in bellevue on friday to discuss the book trilogy, which covers the period from about. Fortunately, its such a good storya sharecroppers son rises to eminence by prosecuting the cause of his peoplethat it bears retelling, especially in this graphic novel by lewis, his aide aydin, and powell, one of the finest american comics. Congressman john lewis march comic books offer history lessons. Its comics most prestigious awardan honor that has gone to the likes of comic legends like jack kirby, bill watterson, robert crumb and. John robert lewis born february 21, 1940 is an american politician and civil rights leader. John lewis on the comic book that changed the civil. His district includes the northern threefourths of atlanta. John lewis civil rights story comes to life in comics youtube. The mlk graphic novel that inspired generations of civil.
Lewis and illustrated by nate powell, march is the first comics work to ever win the national book award, and is a recipient of the will. Congressman john lewis ga5, a key figure in the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 60s, held a saturday panel during comic con international in san diego to discuss the debut of march, a graphic novel about his historic life. Congressman lewis is writing a series of comic books called march, showing historic moments in the struggle for civil rights. Joining him was one of his staffers and his cowriter andrew aydin, and awardwinning artist nate powell swallow me whole. John lewis new nonfiction comic book wins a national book award.
John lewis leads an impromptu parade of purpose through the halls of the san diego convention center on saturday during comic con. Born the son of alabama sharecroppers, he joined the civil rights movement, became one of the original freedom riders, marched with martin luther. Book one, was published in august 20, by top shelf productions. His commitment to justice and nonviolence has taken him from an alabama sharecroppers farm to the halls of congress, from a segregated schoolroom to the 1963 march on washington, and from receiving beatings from state troopers to receiving the medal of freedom from the first african. King reading that script in 1957 when the comic book was just a dream, the democratic congressman from georgia tells the washington posts. The congressman and veteran of the civil rights movement is also the unlikely author of a comic book series. Congressman john lewis ga5 is an american icon, one of the key figures of the civil rights movement. Civil rights legend john lewis won a prestigious comic book award. Representative for georgias 5th congressional district, serving in his 17th term in the house, having served since 1987, and is the dean of the georgia congressional delegation. John lewis was 18 years old, he read a comic book that would change his life.
Congressman and civil rights movement icon john lewis, the coauthor of march, the comic book graphic novel trilogy about his struggles for civil rights, visited morse high school, september 21. In costume as his 25yearold self, selma marcher rep. Kennedy book award special recognition, and the coretta scott king book award author honor, among other honors. The series is written by lewis and andrew aydin, and illustrated and lettered by nate powell.