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John Lewis was a United States representative and activist in the civil rights movement. Before passing away in 2020, Lewis completed the March trilogy with Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell. This book series highlights his impactful work as a civil servant and advocate for civil rights. Lewis was one of the “Big Six”—a group of leaders who organized the March on Washington in 1963. Lewis served 17 terms in the House of Representatives for the state of Georgia.
Lewis helped to organize SNCC, the student movement that challenged segregation in the American South. He was also one of the 13 original Freedom Riders, who protested segregation practices in the US transportation system. Lewis continued to advocated for human rights and equality up until his death.
Andrew Aydin is an American comics writer. Aydin is a Turkish American who grew up with a single mother in Georgia. As a child, he read and collected comic books. Aydin started his career at Trinity College and Georgetown University. While there, Aydin wrote his thesis on and was influenced by the 1950s comics book Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story. After college, Aydin worked as a district aid and eventually began working for John Lewis during his 2008 re-election campaign.
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