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Fri Oct 9, 2015, 08:44 PM Oct 2015

Rep. John Lewis: A real-life superhero

Civil rights legend Rep. John Lewis made his mark on Comic-Con, leading children on a march through the San Diego Convention Center.

Two young fans, 9-year-old Valerie Medina and 10-year-old Ameera Ali, participated in the march and hailed the congressman as a hero, reports CBS News correspondent Jan Crawford

"He empowers me to fight for what is right, not giving up so easily," Valerie, who was holding the congressman's hand in the march, said.

In school, both girls studied civil rights using Lewis' new series of comic books called "March," which shows historic moments in the struggle for equal rights. They wanted to meet the man they call a real-life superhero.

Read more http://www.cbsnews.com/news/rep-john-lewis-called-real-life-superhero-fans-inspired-march-comic-books/

Civil Rights icon John Lewis recreates Selma march at Comic-Con



Amid the superheroes and villains at the Comic-Con International, civil rights icon and Congressman John Lewis, D-Georgia, cut an unusual figure.

Wearing the same trench coat he wore in 1965 during the march in Selma, Alabama across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, Lewis recreated a former version of himself on Saturday as he peacefully led children on a march through the San Diego Convention Center.

"It's important for all our young people to know what happened or how it happened so they too can bring about change using the philosophy of non-violence," Lewis told NBC 7.

Lewis also gave a speech on his novel series "March," a compilation of his experiences from the civil rights movement using civil rights heroics to retell the stories.

"The book is transformative," he said. "It's about social justice and my students are now firmly attached to the idea they they're going to change the world, and they will."

Read more http://www.cbsnews.com/news/civil-rights-icon-john-lewis-recreates-selma-march-at-comic-con/

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