Andrew Aydin

The parts of the [Civil Right] Movement we recognize so well now were not born from a single decision, but were a…

— Andrew Aydin

Most students graduate from high school knowing nine words about the civil rights movement: Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, and "I Have…

— Andrew Aydin

We're [also] trying to talk to a generation who grew up on the Internet. They're digital natives, and, essentially, they speak through…

— Andrew Aydin

We chose to frame "March" around the inauguration of Barack Obama because it was such an important moment in the story of…

— Andrew Aydin

I have been a comic book fan nearly all my life. My fascination began as a refuge after my father left because…

— Andrew Aydin

My father was a Muslim immigrant; when Donald Trump started talking about banning Muslim immigrants from this country, I grew my beard…

— Andrew Aydin

I spent almost two years working on this book ['March'] before we ever had a publisher, before we ever had a title.…

— Andrew Aydin

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

I spent 10 years in professional politics and eight writing comics, and so I look at it from both sides. I don't…

— Andrew Aydin

I think people who agree with Donald Trump have repeatedly made the case that he should be able to say whatever he…

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I went on to write my graduate thesis on the ["Montgomery Story"] comic book itself. It was the first long-form history that…

— Andrew Aydin

“It's a sin and a shame before God that these people who govern us would let things come to such a sad…

— Andrew Aydin

We were trying to show that you should be hopeful, you should be optimistic, but you have to be consistent and persistent,…

— Andrew Aydin

Nothing surprised me more, and meant more to me, than seeing an entire class of ninth graders mob Congressman [John] Lewis at…

— Andrew Aydin

This generation is different. They are not as interested in chasing money or material possessions. I believe that this generation is more…

— Andrew Aydin

I think this ['March']is essential reading to understand the Black Lives Matter movement. I think it's also essential reading for the Black…

— Andrew Aydin

In so many ways, forces unleashed in response to the Movement have come to dominate our politics, and technology is allowing the…

— Andrew Aydin

You have such a sacred responsibility when you touch John Lewis's story, when you touch the story of the movement. You don't…

— Andrew Aydin

People forget that many of the aspects of the Selma campaign were laid out in response to the church bombing in Birmingham.

— Andrew Aydin

For me, it was a mission on the hill to sensitize people, because they don't know Muslim immigrants. And for the most…

— Andrew Aydin

One of the biggest challenges for us is that people have different accounts. People say different things happened at different times, and…

— Andrew Aydin

We don't want to just tell [students] who the people are, we don't want to just tell them what happened - we…

— Andrew Aydin

If voting wasn't important, why would they be spending so much time and so much energy trying to stop you from doing…

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I think ['March'] is not just for the Black Lives Matter movement. It's for everyone. We all have to understand what happened…

— Andrew Aydin

You cannot understand the politics of today without understanding the Civil Rights Movement and the role it played in our society.

— Andrew Aydin