In this episode we bring you Andrew Aydin, co-author of the graphic novel trilogy March, in which the late Congressman John Lewis recounted his early days in the civil rights movement. Aydin’s new graphic novel, Run, covers the travails of John Lewis after the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1965. This event took place via Zoom on September 18, 2021. Andrew Aydin was introduced by Ferguson Library’s head of youth services, Elizabeth McKay.
Music:
“Speed Energy” by Winnie the Moog
Moore and Gardner, “Chinese Blues” (George Gershwin piano roll), 1916