What crystallized the importance of speaking out like that - of making nonviolence not just a tool or a tactic, but a way of life - was in San Diego [at Comic-Con]. One of the young girls who marched with… — Andrew Aydin Copy Share Image
The parts of the [Civil Right] Movement we recognize so well now were not born from a single decision, but were a complicated and… — Andrew Aydin Copy Share Image
Most students graduate from high school knowing nine words about the civil rights movement: Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, and "I Have a Dream."… — Andrew Aydin Copy Share Image
We're [also] trying to talk to a generation who grew up on the Internet. They're digital natives, and, essentially, they speak through sequential storytelling.… — Andrew Aydin Copy Share Image
We chose to frame "March" around the inauguration of Barack Obama because it was such an important moment in the story of the Civil… — Andrew Aydin Copy Share Image
I have been a comic book fan nearly all my life. My fascination began as a refuge after my father left because it was within the stories told in comics that I could find heroes who fought for justice and where outcasts or misfits could find purpose and commonality. But over time I have come to love comics as a… — Andrew Aydin Copy Share
My father was a Muslim immigrant; when Donald Trump started talking about banning Muslim immigrants from this country, I grew my beard out. My… — Andrew Aydin Copy Share Image
I spent almost two years working on this book ['March'] before we ever had a publisher, before we ever had a title. And when… — Andrew Aydin Copy Share Image
So March: Book One was the first book I ever wrote. And it was the most terrifying process I've ever been through. — Andrew Aydin Copy Share Image
I spent 10 years in professional politics and eight writing comics, and so I look at it from both sides. I don't understand the… — Andrew Aydin Copy Share Image
I think people who agree with Donald Trump have repeatedly made the case that he should be able to say whatever he wants to… — Andrew Aydin Copy Share Image
I went on to write my graduate thesis on the ["Montgomery Story"] comic book itself. It was the first long-form history that was ever… — Andrew Aydin Copy Share Image
“It's a sin and a shame before God that these people who govern us would let things come to such a sad state. But God is not dead. --Fred Shuttlesworth” — Andrew Aydin Copy Share
![“What crystallized the importance of speaking out like that - of making nonviolence not just a tool or a tactic, but a way of life - was in San Diego [at Comic-Con]. One of the young girls who marched with us was wearing a hijab, and she came up to me afterward because I talked about my beard, and…” quote by Andrew Aydin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/06a/andrew-aydin-21143_beard_what-crystallized-the-importance-of-spea_2653529.jpg)
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![“I spent almost two years working on this book ['March'] before we ever had a publisher, before we ever had a title. And when you're reading it, and you're writing it, and you're ingesting it, sometimes a single word just comes up over and over and over again. And if you're trying to capture the…” quote by Andrew Aydin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/5c6/andrew-aydin-21143_book_i-spent-almost-two-years-working-on-this_333467.jpg)
![“I went on to write my graduate thesis on the ["Montgomery Story"] comic book itself. It was the first long-form history that was ever written about it. And it's how I found out Martin Luther King actually helped edit "Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story."” quote by Andrew Aydin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7c4/andrew-aydin-21143_book_i-went-on-to-write-my-graduate-thesis-on_758327.jpg)