John Lewis Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! == Biographies == {{external media| float=right| video1=[https://www.c-span.org/video/?107917-1/walking-wind ''Booknotes'' interview with Lewis on ''Walking With the Wind'', July 12, 1998], [[C-SPAN]]| video2=[https://www.c-span.org/video/?306997-1/qa-representative-john-lewis-d-ga ''Q&A'' interview with Lewis on ''Across That Bridge'', August 5, 2012], [[C-SPAN]] | video3 = [https://www.c-span.org/video/?314851-1/depth-representative-john-lewis ''In Depth'' interview with Lewis, October 6, 2013], [[C-SPAN]]}} Lewis's 1998 autobiography ''Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement'', co-written with [[Mike D'Orso]], won the [[Robert F. Kennedy Book Award]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=1999: John Lewis with Michael D'Orso |url=https://rfkhumanrights.org/people/1999-john-lewis-with-michael-dorso|url-status=live|access-date=July 18, 2020 |website=Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights |language=en-us|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615124612/https://rfkhumanrights.org/people/1999-john-lewis-with-michael-dorso|archive-date=June 15, 2018}}</ref> the [[Anisfield-Wolf Book Award]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 3, 2012 |title=John Lewis |url=https://johnlewis.house.gov/john-lewis|access-date=July 18, 2020 |website=Congressman John Lewis |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603112419/https://johnlewis.house.gov/john-lewis|archive-date=June 3, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> the [[Christopher Award]] and the [[Lillian Smith Book Award]].<ref>{{cite book |last=O'Connor |first=Maureen |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UtnpJBOxYZwC&pg=PA423 |title=Life Stories: A Guide to Reading Interests in Memoirs, Autobiographies, and Diaries |date=August 23, 2011 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-1-61069-146-8 |pages=423 |language=en |access-date=July 18, 2020 |archive-date=August 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804061524/https://books.google.com/books?id=UtnpJBOxYZwC&pg=PA423 |url-status=live }}</ref> It appeared on numerous bestseller lists, was selected as a ''[[New York Times]]'' Notable Book of the Year,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Notable Books of 1998 |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/98/12/06/reviews/notable-nonfiction.html|url-status=live|access-date=July 18, 2020 |website=The New York Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402200020/https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/98/12/06/reviews/notable-nonfiction.html|archive-date=April 2, 2019}}</ref> was named by the [[American Library Association]] as its Nonfiction Book of the Year,<ref>{{cite web |last=Straszheim |first=Deborah |date=April 20, 1999 |title=A Story Worth Telling |url=https://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-xpm-19990420-1999-04-20-9904200688-story.html |access-date=July 18, 2020 |website=Daily Press |language=en-US |archive-date=December 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202134135/https://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-xpm-19990420-1999-04-20-9904200688-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and was included among ''[[Newsweek]]'' magazine's 2009 list of "50 Books For Our Times".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.librarything.com/bookaward/Newsweek+50+Books+for+Our+Times |title=Newsweek 50 Books for Our Times | Book awards | LibraryThing |website=www.librarything.com|access-date=July 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213104732/http://www.librarything.com/bookaward/Newsweek+50+Books+for+Our+Times|archive-date=December 13, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> It was critically acclaimed, with ''[[The Washington Post]]'' calling it "the definitive account of the civil rights movement"<ref>{{cite news |last=McGrory |first=Mary |date=June 14, 1998 |title=A Man of Consequence |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1998/06/14/a-man-of-consequence/7e702487-4772-4ff3-8e43-db8ea20d4903/ |access-date=July 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718123943/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1998/06/14/a-man-of-consequence/7e702487-4772-4ff3-8e43-db8ea20d4903/ |archive-date=July 18, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' proclaiming it "destined to become a classic in civil rights literature".<ref>{{cite news |last=Nelson |first=Jack |date=December 20, 1998 |title=Memoir: Walking with the Wind |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-dec-20-bk-63242-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718101238/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-dec-20-bk-63242-story.html |archive-date=July 18, 2020 |access-date=July 18, 2020 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> His life is also the subject of a 2002 book for young people, ''John Lewis: From Freedom Rider to Congressman''. In 2012, Lewis released ''Across That Bridge'', written with Brenda Jones, to mixed reviews. ''[[Publishers Weekly]]''{{β}}s review said, "At its best, the book provides a testament to the power of nonviolence in social movements ... At its worst, it resembles an extended campaign speech."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4013-2411-7|title=Across That Bridge: Life Lessons and a Vision for Change" (review)|magazine=[[Publishers Weekly]]|date=March 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012062909/http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4013-2411-7 |archive-date=October 12, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/05/brenda-jones-the-wordsmith-and-whisperer-to-john-lewis/435459/ |title=Brenda Jones: The Wordsmith and Whisperer to John Lewis |first1=Kimberly |last1=Railey |date=May 20, 2015 |magazine=[[The Atlantic]] |access-date=July 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829235055/https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/05/brenda-jones-the-wordsmith-and-whisperer-to-john-lewis/435459/|archive-date=August 29, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> === ''March'' (2013)=== [[File:11.7.13JohnLewisByLuigiNovi14.jpg|thumb|right|Lewis signing copies of ''[[March Book One]]'' (2013), the first volume of his graphic novel autobiography, at [[Midtown Comics]] in Manhattan]] {{external media| float = right | width = 230px | video1=[https://www.c-span.org/video/?400036-3/march Presentation by Lewis and Andrew Aydin on ''March: Book Two'', November 21, 2015], [[C-SPAN]] | video2 = [https://www.c-span.org/video/?415635-6/open-phones-representative-john-lewis-andrew-aydin Interview with Lewis and Aydin on ''March: Book Three'', September 24, 2016], [[C-SPAN]]}} In 2013, Lewis became the first member of Congress to write a [[graphic novel]], with the launch of a trilogy titled ''[[March (comics)|March]]''. The ''March'' trilogy is a black and white comics trilogy about the [[Civil Rights Movement]], told through the perspective of civil rights leader and U.S. Congressman John Lewis. The first volume, ''March: Book One'' is written by Lewis and [[Andrew Aydin]], illustrated and lettered by [[Nate Powell]] and was published in August 2013,<ref name=WashPost>{{cite news |last=Cavna |first=Michael |title=In the graphic novel 'March,' Rep. John Lewis renders a powerful civil rights memoir |url=https://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-08-12/lifestyle/41333709_1_john-lewis-lewis-s-graphic-novel |access-date=October 25, 2013 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=August 12, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029204717/http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-08-12/lifestyle/41333709_1_john-lewis-lewis-s-graphic-novel |archive-date=October 29, 2013}}</ref> the second volume, ''March: Book Two'' was published in January 2015 and the final volume, ''March: Book Three'' was published in August 2016.<ref>{{cite book |title=March: Book Three |first1=John |last1=Lewis |first2=Andrew |last2=Aydin |date=August 2, 2016 |publisher=Top Shelf Productions |isbn=978-1-60309-402-3}}</ref> In an August 2014 interview, Lewis cited the influence of a 1958 comic book, ''[[Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story]]'', on his decision to adapt his experience to the graphic novel format.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cartoonician.com/u-s-rep-john-lewis-discusses-his-graphic-novel-march/ |title=U.S. Rep. John Lewis Discusses His Graphic Novel "March" |website=Cartoonician|date=September 8, 2014 |access-date=September 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140909004656/http://cartoonician.com/u-s-rep-john-lewis-discusses-his-graphic-novel-march/|archive-date=September 9, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[March: Book One]]'' became a number one ''[[New York Times]]'' bestseller for graphic novels<ref>{{cite news |title=Best Sellers |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2013-09-01/paperback-graphic-books/list.html |access-date=February 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326194424/http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2013-09-01/paperback-graphic-books/list.html |archive-date=March 26, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> and spent more than a year on the lists. ''March: Book One'' received an "Author Honor" from the [[American Library Association]]'s 2014 [[Coretta Scott King Book Awards]], which honors an African American author of a children's book.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coretta Scott King Book Awards β All Recipients, 1970βpresent |url=http://www.ala.org/emiert/coretta-scott-king-book-awards-all-recipients-1970-present |website=American Library Association |access-date=December 4, 2014 |date=April 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316004911/http://www.ala.org/emiert/coretta-scott-king-book-awards-all-recipients-1970-present|archive-date=March 16, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Book One'' also became the first graphic novel to win a [[Robert F. Kennedy Book Award]], receiving a "Special Recognition" bust in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |last1=MacDonald |first1=Heidi |title=March Book One is first graphic novel to win the RFK Book Award |url=http://www.comicsbeat.com/march-book-one-is-first-grahpic-novel-to-win-the-rfk-book-award/ |website=Comics Beat |date=March 21, 2014|access-date=April 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304113933/http://www.comicsbeat.com/march-book-one-is-first-grahpic-novel-to-win-the-rfk-book-award/|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> ''March: Book One'' was selected by first-year reading programs in 2014 at [[Michigan State University]],<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Book |url=http://www.onebookeastlansing.com/Home/2014Works.aspx |publisher=City of East Lansing & Michigan State University |access-date=December 14, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112213251/http://www.onebookeastlansing.com/Home/2014Works.aspx |archive-date=January 12, 2015}}</ref> [[Georgia State University]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Fall 2014 Selection |url=http://success.students.gsu.edu/first-year-programs/first-year-book/fall-2014-nominations/ |website=Georgia State University |access-date=December 4, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220200840/http://success.students.gsu.edu/first-year-programs/first-year-book/fall-2014-nominations/ |archive-date=December 20, 2014}}</ref> and [[Marquette University]].<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Book |url=http://www.marquette.edu/osd/reading/about.shtml |website=Marquette University, Office of Student Development |access-date=December 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111003625/http://www.marquette.edu/osd/reading/about.shtml|archive-date=November 11, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> ''March: Book Two'' was released in 2015 and immediately became both a ''New York Times'' and ''Washington Post'' bestseller for graphic novels. The release of ''March: Book Three'' in August 2016 brought all three volumes into the top 3 slots of the ''New York Times'' bestseller list for graphic novels for 6 consecutive weeks.<ref>{{cite news |title=Paperback Graphic Books |url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2016/09/25/paperback-graphic-books/ |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=November 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161004045820/http://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2016/09/25/paperback-graphic-books/|archive-date=October 4, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The third volume was announced as the recipient of the 2017 [[Printz Award]] for excellence in young-adult literature, the [[Coretta Scott King Award]], the [[YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction]], the 2016 [[National Book Award]] in Young People's Literature,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/11/17/rep-john-lewiss-national-book-award-win-is-a-milestone-moment-for-graphic-novels/ |title=Rep. John Lewis's National Book Award win is a milestone moment for graphic novels |date=November 17, 2016 |first=Michael|last=Cavna |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=January 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201054343/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2016/11/17/rep-john-lewiss-national-book-award-win-is-a-milestone-moment-for-graphic-novels/|archive-date=February 1, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[Sibert Medal]] at the [[American Library Association]]'s annual Midwinter Meeting in January 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=American Library Association announces 2017 youth media award winners |url=http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/01/american-library-association-announces-2017-youth-media-award-winners |website=American Library Association |access-date=January 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170124051155/http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/01/american-library-association-announces-2017-youth-media-award-winners|archive-date=January 24, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The ''March'' trilogy received the [[National Council for the Social Studies#Awards|Carter G. Woodson Book Award]] in the Secondary (grades 7β12) category in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.socialstudies.org/awards/woodson/winners |title=Carter G. Woodson Book Award and Honor Winners |publisher=[[National Council for the Social Studies]] |location=Silver Spring, Maryland|access-date=February 25, 2019 |date=June 3, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427204823/https://www.socialstudies.org/awards/woodson/winners|archive-date=April 27, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> === ''Run'' (2018)=== In 2018, Lewis and [[Andrew Aydin]] co-wrote another graphic novel as a sequel to the ''March'' series entitled ''Run'', which documents Lewis's life after the passage of the Civil Rights Act. The authors teamed with illustrator [[Afua Richardson]] for the book, which was originally scheduled to be released in August 2018, but was later rescheduled.<ref>{{cite web|first=Chris|last=Arrant|url=https://www.newsarama.com/41108-rep-john-lewis-run-pushed-back-to-april-2019-release.html|title=REP. JOHN LEWIS' RUN Pulled From Schedule|website=[[Newsarama]]|date=July 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226225414/https://www.newsarama.com/41108-rep-john-lewis-run-pushed-back-to-april-2019-release.html |archive-date=February 26, 2020 }}</ref> It was released on August 3, 2021, a year after his death, as it was one of his last endeavours before he died.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/08/02/john-lewis-graphic-novel-run/|title=John Lewis finished this graphic memoir as he died. He wanted to leave a civil rights 'road map' for generations to come.|author=Cavna, Michael|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=August 2, 2021|access-date=August 18, 2021|archive-date=August 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802130435/https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/08/02/john-lewis-graphic-novel-run/}}</ref> [[Nate Powell]], who illustrated ''March'', also contributed to the art.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/run-follows-award-winning-graphic-novel-march-in-civil-rights-chronicle-1523455321 |title='Run' Follows Award-Winning Graphic Novel 'March' in Civil-Rights Chronicle |last=Rappaport |first=Michael |date=April 11, 2018 |newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |access-date=April 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412041609/https://www.wsj.com/articles/run-follows-award-winning-graphic-novel-march-in-civil-rights-chronicle-1523455321 |archive-date=April 12, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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