Diane’s farewell message
After 52 years at WAMU, Diane Rehm says goodbye.
Most Americans alive today were either not yet born or were small children when the civil rights movement took place. Congressman John Lewis, who turns 75 next week, was a student leader of the movement. He, along with Martin Luther King Jr. and others, risked their lives many times over to fight for equality for all races. To help younger generations better understand that critical period in American history, Congressman Lewis and a young co-author have embarked on a trilogy of graphic novels. They join us to talk about the trilogy and what they hope to accomplish.
Guests
- Rep. John Lewis Democratic Congressman representing Georgia's 5th District and author of "Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of a Movement"
- Andrew Aydin Digital director and policy adviser to Rep. John Lewis, and a lecturer on the history of comics and the civil rights movement
Photos: Inside John Lewis' New Graphic Novel
Congressman John Lewis continues his graphic novel trilogy on the Civil Rights movement with co-writer Andrew Aydin and artist Nate Powell
After the success of the Nashville sit-in movement, John Lewis’ commitment to change through nonviolence is stronger than ever.
As the character John Lewis and his fellow Freedom Riders board a bus into the vicious heart of the deep south, they will be tested like never before.
Faced with beatings, police brutality, imprisonment, arson, and even murder, the movement’s young activists place their lives on the line while internal conflicts threaten to tear them apart
Their courage will attract the notice of powerful allies, from Martin Luther King, Jr. to Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy.
Once Lewis is elected chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, the 23-year-old will be thrust into the national spotlight, becoming one of the “Big Six” leaders of the civil rights movement and a central figure in the landmark 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
Read A Featured Excerpt
Excerpted from “March: Book Two” by Rep. John Lewis, Reprinted with permission from Top Shelf Productions. All Rights Reserved.
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