By Chandelis Duster, CNN Politics, August 1, 2021
As the fight over voting rights intensifies, a longtime aide to late Congressman John Lewis hopes young Americans will use the lessons in the civil rights leader's posthumous graphic novel to change lawmakers' minds on the issue.
Lewis' novel, "Run: Book One," comes amid efforts in state legislatures to enact restrictive voter laws, efforts that members of Congress are attempting to block through legislation. It is also being released August 3 -- three days before the 56th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 becoming law.
"I think the young people who read this graphic novel will change their minds," Andrew Aydin, who co-authored the novel with Lewis and served on his congressional staff for 13 years, told CNN when asked if the novel could change lawmakers' minds on voting rights. "Hopefully this graphic novel gives members of Congress some context and some understanding for what they're up against. I think the battle lines are pretty clearly drawn in Congress. It's up to the young people to use these lessons to change the dynamic, to change the battle lines ..."
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