Walking with the Wind (Lewis) - Author Bio

Author Bio
• Birth—February 21, 1940
• Born—Troy, Alabama, USA
• Death—July 17, 2020
• Education—American Baptist Theological Seminary in Nashville
• Awards—National Book Award (more below)


Congressman John Lewis was a leader in the American Civil Rights Movement. He was chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and played a key role in the struggle to end segregation. Despite more than 40 arrests, physical attacks, and serious injuries, Lewis remained a devoted advocate of the philosophy of nonviolence.

He is co-author of the first comics work to ever win the National Book Award, the #1 New York Times bestselling graphic novel memoir trilogy MARCH, written with Andrew Aydin and illustrated by Nate Powell. He is also the recipient of numerous awards from national and international institutions including the Lincoln Medal, the John F. Kennedy "Profile in Courage" Lifetime Achievement Award, and the NAACP Spingarn Medal, among many others. (From the publisher.)

His 1998 memoir, Walking with the Wind, was reissued in 2015. Two years later, in 2017, after a very public spat with President Donald Trump, Amazon announced that copies of his memoir had reached #3 on its bestseller list—and were sold out. Used copies were going for nearly $100.