On the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, witness a conversation with longtime congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis about his latest journey using graphic novels to move young people to embrace nonviolence. In the late 1950s, his own mentors, Rev. Jim Lawson and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., used a remarkable comic book to teach young people the fundamental principles of nonviolent social resistance. Now, following in their footsteps, Congressman Lewis has embarked on a nationwide campaign to use his award-winning graphic memoir series March to inspire a new generation to take up the fight against injustice in America.
Published 3 years ago
Category Video / Interviews
TagsJohn Lewis (U.S. Congressperson) Civil And Political Rights (Literature Subject) Icon (Art Period/Movement) Gwen Ifill Georgia March On Washington Voting Rights Act Aspen Ideas Festival Aspen Institute Freedom Summer Mississippi Congress House of Representatives
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