“You have such a sacred responsibility when you touch John Lewis's story, when you touch the story of the movement. You don't want to leave anything out, but you want to tell a good story so the people will read it and they're engaged and they don't fall apart with extraneous details.” PeopleWantStoriesFallResponsibilityMovementSacredDetailsEngagedFalling ApartGood Story Author:Andrew Aydin
“Most students graduate from high school knowing nine words about the civil rights movement: Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, and "I Have a Dream." And that's it!” DreamSchoolKnowingRightsMovementStudentsKingsHigh SchoolNineCivil RightsParksGraduatesLutherCivil Rights MovementRosaGraduating High School Author:Andrew Aydin
“"March" was inspired by "Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story." I actually first heard about that comic from John Lewis, who told me that it played an important role in the movement. And so once he told me about that, it made me start thinking, "Well, why doesn't John Lewis write his own comic book?".” ThinkingWritingFirstsWellsMadeImportantBookStoriesRolesHeardMovementKingsInspiredComicMarchComic BookLutherMontgomery Author:Andrew Aydin
“We chose to frame "March" around the inauguration of Barack Obama because it was such an important moment in the story of the Civil Rights Movement. It wasn't the fulfillment of Dr. [Martin Luther] King's dream, but it was a major down payment.” ImportantMomentsStoriesDreamRightsMovementKingsMajorsCivil RightsBarackFulfillmentMarchDrsLutherPaymentCivil Rights MovementInaugurationDr Martin Luther KingImportant Moments Author:Andrew Aydin
“I think this ['March']is essential reading to understand the Black Lives Matter movement. I think it's also essential reading for the Black Lives Matter movement, so that they understand the political context that they're engaging in.” ThinkingMatterPoliticalReadingBlackMovementEssentialsMarchEngagingBlack Lives MatterBlack Lives Author:Andrew Aydin
“I think ['March'] is not just for the Black Lives Matter movement. It's for everyone. We all have to understand what happened then, so we can understand what's happening now.” ThinkingMatterBlackHappenedMovementHappeningsMarchBlack Lives MatterBlack Lives Author:Andrew Aydin
“You cannot understand the politics of today without understanding the Civil Rights Movement and the role it played in our society.” TodayUnderstandingRolesRightsMovementCivil RightsOur SocietyCivil Rights Movement Author:Andrew Aydin
“In so many ways, forces unleashed in response to the Movement have come to dominate our politics, and technology is allowing the same injustices to be seen anew.” WayForceTechnologyMovementResponseInjusticeAllowingUnleashed Author:Andrew Aydin
“The parts of the [Civil Right] Movement we recognize so well now were not born from a single decision, but were a complicated and messy evolution of ideas and spirits, coming together after a long, hard struggle to triumph in moments when the odds seemed the longest.” WellsLongIdeasHardMomentsTogetherSpiritBornDecisionStruggleMovementEvolutionComplicatedTriumphOddsMessyComing TogetherCivil Right Movement Author:Andrew Aydin
“This generation is different. They are not as interested in chasing money or material possessions. I believe that this generation is more interested in seeking social change and a more just society than any generation since those that brought about the civil rights movement and the struggles for human dignity of the 1960s.” BelieveHumansDifferentI BelieveSocialStruggleRightsGenerationsMovementMaterialsDignitySeekingPossessionCivil RightsChasingSocial Change1960sCivil Rights MovementHuman DignityThis GenerationMaterial PossessionsChasing Money Author:Andrew Aydin
