March, a graphic novel series
with Andrew Aydin

Wednesday, November 10th, 2021 • 7:00 pm
on Zoom
Created by Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell, the #1 New York Times bestseller, March, is also a Coretta Scott King Honor book, and the first graphic novel to win a Robert F. Kennedy Book Award. Join us for a discussion with Andrew Aydin.

​March is a vivid first-hand account of John Lewis’ lifelong struggle for civil and human rights, meditating in the modern age on the distance traveled since the days of Jim Crow and segregation. 

While working on his 2008 reelection campaign, Lewis told his telecommunications and technology policy aide, Andrew Aydin, about how he and other student activists drew inspiration from the 1958 comic book Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story. Aydin repeatedly suggested that Lewis himself write a comic book.  Eventually Lewis decided to commit to Aydin's project, on the condition that Aydin write it with him. Along with illustrator Nate Powell, Aydin and Lewis created March, a three-part graphic memoir series. 
March is a catalyst for vital discussions about diversity, society, and active engagement in one's community, in ways that are not just historical but directly relevant to today's world. And what's more, it focuses specifically on the role of young people.
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This lecture will be held on Wednesday, November 10th, 2021 at 7:00 PM via Zoom. Please register to attend by clicking on the button below.
Andrew is creator and co-author of the graphic memoir series, MARCH, which is the first comics work to ever win the National Book Award. ​

An Atlanta native, Andrew is a Turkish-American who was raised by a single mother. Andrew served as special assistant to Connecticut Lt. Governor Kevin B. Sullivan and district aide to Rep. John Larson before joining the staff of Rep. John Lewis in 2007 where Andrew served in several capacities including campaign communications director and digital director & policy advisor until Lewis' passing in 2020.

A graduate of Trinity College in Hartford and Georgetown University in Washington, Andrew wrote his master’s thesis on the history and impact of Martin Luther King & The Montgomery Story. Andrew frequently lectures at schools, universities, conferences, and events as well as participating in reading programs with incarcerated youth. Andrew served as a judge for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in 2018 and 2019.