Join us in person at East Asheville Library to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of John Lewis’s MARCH Trilogy with co-author Andrew Aydin and Preston Blakely, mayor of Fletcher, NC!
The event is free and open to the public. No registration is required.
Written in collaboration with co-writer Andrew Aydin and New York Times best-selling artist Nate Powell (winner of the Eisner Award and LA Times Book Prize finalist for Swallow Me Whole), March is a vivid first-hand account of John Lewis’ lifelong struggle for civil and human rights, meditating in the modern age on the distance traveled since the days of Jim Crow and segregation. Rooted in Lewis’ personal story, it also reflects on the highs and lows of the broader civil rights movement.
Andrew Aydin is an award-winning comics writer. He was the Digital Director and Policy Advisor to the late Georgia congressman John Lewis, and his coauthor for March. He splits his time between Washington, D.C., and Hendersonville, NC.
Preston Blakely, a lifelong Fletcher resident, currently serves as mayor of the Town of Fletcher and is the youngest sitting mayor in North Carolina at 28-years-old. Prior to serving as mayor, Preston was a Fletcher Town Council member. Preston is an advocate for rural communities, equity, and supporting families. In addition to serving as mayor, Preston works for his family business, Quality Janitorial Group and serves on several boards and commissions including Thrive in Henderson County, Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC, Land of Sky Regional Council, the Governor’s Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice, and the Commission on the the Future of NC Elections. He is steadfast and committed to his community and North Carolina.