Called to the fire
Subtitle: a witness for God in Mississippi : the story of Dr. Charles Johnson
By: Chet Bush
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Nashville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 203
ISBN-13: 9781426753282
Subjects: Race relations; Murder; Trials (Murder); Civil rights; African American clergy; Crimes against; Church of the Nazarene; Clergy; History; African Americans; Biography; Civil rights workers
Description: The last place on earth young Charles Johnson wanted to go was Mississippi during the heat of the civil rights movement. As the key African American witness to take the stand in the trial famously dubbed the "Mississippi Burning" case by the FBI, Dr. Charles Johnson, a young preacher fresh out of Bible College, became a voice for justice and equality in the segregated south. Unwittingly thrust into the heart of a national tragedy - the murder of three civil rights activists - Dr. Johnson overcame fear and adversity to become a leader in the civil rights movement. He played a vital role for the Federal Justice Department, offering clarity to the event that led to the Voting Rights Act of 1965. And, in a shocking turn of events, Johnson offered a path of reconciliation for one of the convicted killers. A story of love, conviction, adversity, and redemption, Called to the Fire is a riveting account of a life in pursuit of the call of God and the fight for justice and equality. (Publisher).
Notes: Errata slip inserted.

Includes bibliographical references.