13 Days in Ferguson
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13 Days in Ferguson

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13 Days in Ferguson

About this book

On August 14, 2014, five days after the fatal shooting of Michael Brown ignited race riots throughout the city of Ferguson, Missouri, the nation found an unlikely hero in Captain Ron Johnson of the Missouri Highway Patrol. Charged with the Herculean task of restoring peace between a hostile African American community and the local police, Johnson, a 30-year law enforcement veteran and an African American, did the unthinkable; he took off his bullet-proof vest and joined the protesters.

The 13 days and nights that followed were the most trying of Johnson's life—professionally, emotionally, and spiritually. Officers in his own command called him a traitor. Lifelong friends stopped speaking to him. The media questioned and criticized his every decision. Alone at the center of the firestorm, with only his family and his faith to cling to, Johnson persevered in his belief that the only way to effectively bridge the divide between black and blue is to—literally—walk across it.

In 13 Days in Ferguson, Johnson shares, for the first time, his view of what happened during the thirteen turbulent days he spent stabilizing the city of Ferguson, and the extraordinary impact those two historic weeks had on his faith, his approach to leadership, and on what he perceives to be the most viable solution to the issues of racism and prejudice in America.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Prologue: Confrontation
  7. Day 1: Michael Brown’s Body
  8. Day 2: “This Is War”
  9. Day 3: “These People”
  10. Day 4: “Why Am I Different?”
  11. Day 5: Waiting for the Storm
  12. Day 6 (Daylight): A Different Morning
  13. Day 6 (After Dark): “I Need Answers”
  14. Day 7: “Save Our Sons”
  15. Day 8: “No More Than I Can Bear”
  16. Day 9: “I Am You”
  17. Day 10: A Bullet Has No Name
  18. Day 11: Man, Black Man, Trooper
  19. Day 12: “Where Have You Been?”
  20. Day 13: “Trouble Doesn’t Last Always”
  21. Epilogue: After Ferguson
  22. Acknowledgments
  23. Discussion Questions
  24. About the Author