nate powell
  
  
    
      
  
  
  
      
  
  
  
    
  
    
        
    
          
              
            
            
            
        February 21, 2013 -
        
  
        U.S. Rep. John Lewis of Georgia tore down many barriers in his rise from sharecroppers' son to civil rights activist to Medal of Freedom recipient. And he's about to break another as the first sitting member of Congress to author a graphic novel telling his inspiring life story.