--- title: Read an Excerpt From the New John Lewis Graphic Memoir 'Run' description: In an excerpt from the new installment of the graphic-novel memoir of the late John Lewis, he grapples with a changing civil rights movement canonical: https://time.com/6085419/john-lewis-memoir-run-excerpt/ author: John Lewis article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2021-08-03T15:35:44.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-24T10:10:27.392Z article:section: History og:title: Read an Excerpt From the New John Lewis Graphic Memoir 'Run' og:description: In this section, the late Congressman grapples with a changing civil rights movement og:url: https://time.com/6085419/john-lewis-memoir-run-excerpt/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Read an Excerpt From the New John Lewis Graphic Memoir 'Run' twitter:description: In this section, the late Congressman grapples with a changing civil rights movement twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Read an Excerpt From the Next Installment of John Lewis’ Graphic-Novel Memoir > Sponsored content. 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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. Aug 3, 2021 3:35 PM UTC by [John Lewis and Andrew Aydin](https://time.com/author/john-lewis/) ## John Lewis and Andrew Aydin Aug 3, 2021 3:35 PM UTC _Before Congressman John Lewis’_ [_death in 2020_](https://time.com/5697668/john-lewis-dies/)_, the longtime legislator and civil rights leader embarked on a project to turn his life story into a graphic memoir. The first installment,_ _the award-winning trilogy_ March_, took readers up to the signing of the_ [_1965 Voting Rights Act_](https://time.com/3985603/voting-rights-act-1965-history/)_. Now, the newly released_ [Run: Book One](https://bookshop.org/a/4973/9781419730696)—_by Lewis and his longtime collaborator Andrew Aydin, with art by Nate Powell and L. Fury—picks up the tale._ **_Read more:_** [_See an excerpt from Lewis’ previous graphic memoir,_ March: Book Three](https://time.com/4433549/john-lewis-march-book-three-excerpt/) _By the middle of 1966, Lewis had lost his position as chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, as the group moved in a more militant direction with Stokely Carmichael at its head. After so many years devoted to the organization, Lewis felt at sea…_  Abrams ComicArts  Abrams ComicArts **_Read more:_** [_Why John Lewis Kept Telling the Story of Civil Rights, Even Though It Hurt_](https://time.com/5354626/john-lewis-civil-rights-movement/)  Abrams ComicArts  Abrams ComicArts **_Read more:_** [_‘We Were the Sum Total of Our Work.’ Activists Recall What It Was Like to Organize With John Lewis in the 1960s_](https://time.com/5870299/john-lewis-sncc-ladner/)  Abrams ComicArts _Excerpt from the new book_ **_RUN: Book One_** _(Abrams ComicArts) by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin._ _Copyright © 2021 by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin._ _Used by permission of Abrams ComicArts, an imprint of Harry N. 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