Sunday, July 26, 2015

Rep. John Lewis' civil rights story comes to life in comics

Rep. John Lewis' civil rights story comes to life in comics

Jan Crawford

CBS News July 24, 2015

online at http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/rep-john-lewis-civil-rights-story-comes-to-life-in-comics/

Congressman Lewis is writing a series of comic books called "March," showing historic moments in the struggle for civil rights. Though Lewis was beaten and arrested many times as a young man during the civil rights movement, he still believes change can come through peaceful protests. That's the message he's hoping the comic books will get across to children. Jan Crawford reports.

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