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John lewis books6/5/2023 ![]() ![]() Lewis tells Herbowy that he developed an appreciation for art as a student at Fisk University and that the art he discovered there, particularly that of African-American painter and graphic artist Aaron Douglas, “gave us hope to dream for a better day and a better world.” ![]() As Visual Arts Journal’s Greg Herbowy reports, March is now on public school curriculums in 29 states and became a No. ![]() His insistence on speaking out has proved a hallmark of Lewis’ long career in politics-and it has translated easily to 21st-century readers eager for his take on political change. We do not want our freedom gradually, we want to be free now!” “To those who have said ‘be patient and wait,’” he declared, “we have long said that we cannot be patient. As the March’s youngest speaker, he gave voice to young people around the country who demanded an end to segregation and racial discrimination. Lewis chaired the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and was instrumental in organizing the 1963 March on Washington. Graphic novels may seem like an odd medium for a man best known as a bastion of the Civil Rights Movement. ![]()
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