| Run: Book One Contributor(s): Lewis, John (Author), Aydin, Andrew (Author), Fury, L. (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 141973069X ISBN-13: 9781419730696 Publisher: Harry N. Abrams OUR PRICE: $21.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century - Biography & Autobiography |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2018024127 |
| Lexile Measure: 940 |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 7" W x 9.8" (1.5 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First you march, then you run. From the #1 bestselling, award-winning team behind March comes the first book in their new, groundbreaking graphic novel series, Run: Book One "Run recounts the lost history of what too often follows dramatic change--the pushback of those who refuse it and the resistance of those who believe change has not gone far enough. John Lewis's story has always been a complicated narrative of bravery, loss, and redemption, and Run gives vivid, energetic voice to a chapter of transformation in his young, already extraordinary life." -Stacey Abrams "In sharing my story, it is my hope that a new generation will be inspired by Run to actively participate in the democratic process and help build a more perfect Union here in America." -Congressman John Lewis To John Lewis, the civil rights movement came to an end with the signing of the Voting Rights Act in 1965. But that was after more than five years as one of the preeminent figures of the movement, leading sit-in protests and fighting segregation on interstate busways as an original Freedom Rider. It was after becoming chairman of SNCC (the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) and being the youngest speaker at the March on Washington. It was after helping organize the Mississippi Freedom Summer and the ensuing delegate challenge at the 1964 Democratic National Convention. And after coleading the march from Selma to Montgomery on what became known as "Bloody Sunday." All too often, the depiction of history ends with a great victory. But John Lewis knew that victories are just the beginning. In Run: Book One, John Lewis and longtime collaborator Andrew Aydin reteam with Nate Powell--the award-winning illustrator of the March trilogy--and are joined by L. Fury--making an astonishing graphic novel debut--to tell this often overlooked chapter of civil rights history. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lewis, John: - Congressman John Lewis is a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom and is the US Representative for Georgia's Fifth Congressional District. An American icon known for his role in the civil rights movement, Lewis first joined the movement as a seminary student in Nashville, organizing sit-ins and participating in the first Freedom Ride, which challenged illegal segregation at bus stations across the South. He soon became the chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and one of the "Big Six" national leaders of the movement, alongside such figures as Martin Luther King Jr. and A. Philip Randolph. As SNCC chairman, Lewis was an architect of, and the youngest featured speaker at, the historic 1963 March on Washington, and was a key figure in the 1964 Mississippi Freedom Summer. Together with Hosea Williams, Lewis led the landmark "Bloody Sunday" march in Selma, Alabama, where police brutality spurred national outrage and hastened passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Lewis is also the author of the award-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling graphic novel memoir series March. John Lewis spends his time between Atlanta, Georgia, and Washington, DC.Aydin, Andrew: - Andrew Aydin is the creator and co-author of the graphic novel memoir series, March. An Atlanta native, Andrew was raised by a single mother and grew up reading comic books. In 2008, Congressman Lewis mentioned to Andrew the 1957 comic book Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story and the role it played in the early days of the civil rights movement. Recognizing the potential for a comic on Congressman Lewis's life to inspire young people, Andrew urged him to write a comic about his time in the movement, but Congressman Lewis had one condition: that Andrew write it with him. Collaborating with artist Nate Powell, the first volume of the March trilogy was published in 2013. Aydin has written for comics such as Bitch Planet and X-Files as well as for Teaching Tolerance Magazine, Horn Book Review, and Creative Loafing. He continues to serve as Digital Director & Policy Advisor to Congressman Lewis in Washington, DC.Powell, Nate: - Nate Powell is a New York Times bestselling, award-winning graphic novelist. His work includes March, Rick Riordan's The Lost Hero, and the upcoming Come Again. Powell is the first and only cartoonist to win the National Book Award. He lives in Indiana.Richardson, Afua: - Afua Richardson is the illustrator of the Readers' Choice Award-winning, politically potent miniseries Genius by Marc Bernardin and Adam Freeman. Other works include Black Panther: World of Wakanda, X-Men '92, Captain Marvel, Captain America, and many others. In the spirit of the Nina Simone Award she received for Artistic Excellence, Richardson has been aptly called a "Jane of All Trades." She lives in Stone Mountain, Georgia. |