Political Rewind: The Harrowing Story Of John Lewis, Illustrated In The Pages Of New Graphic Novel
Monday on Political Rewind: A year has passed since the death of civil rights icon John Lewis. Now, the story of the late Georgia congressman's life, activism and political career continues in a new series of graphic novels.\n\nRun is a sequel to 2013\u2019s March, a captivating illustration of Lewis's early days in the civil rights movement.\n\nRun was\xa0co-authored by Lewis before his death and tells the story of the events after the signing of the Voting Rights Act, and how Lewis persevered through gut-wrenching setbacks. Former congressional aide to Lewis, Andrew Aydin, co-authored the series with Lewis. Aydin joined us on today's show.\n\nThe three volumes of March were national best-sellers, and remains the only comic book to receive a National Book Award.\n\nPanelists:\n\nAndrew Aydin\xa0\u2014 Former congressional aide to Rep. John Lewis and co-author, March\xa0and Run\n\nJim Galloway \u2014 Former political columnist, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution