The Spirit of Justice
eBook - ePub

The Spirit of Justice

True Stories of Faith, Race, and Resistance

  1. 240 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Spirit of Justice

True Stories of Faith, Race, and Resistance

About this book

The Black History You Never Knew: Uncovering Unsung Heroes in the Struggle for Racial Justice.

The Spirit of Justice reveals the stories of the people who fought against racism and agitated for justice—and what we can learn from their example, their suffering, their methods, and their hope.

How is it that people still work for change after continuously seeing the worst of humanity and experiencing the most demoralizing setbacks? What keeps them going? It is that spirit of justice that rises up "like a war horse," as Myrlie Evers-Williams famously said. It is a sense in the hearts of people who hunger and thirst for righteousness.

In this book, award-winning author Jemar Tisby will open your eyes to the "pattern of endurance" in the centuries-long struggle for Black freedom in America. Through a historical survey of the nation from its founding to the present day, this book gives real-world examples of people who opposed racism, how they did it, what it cost, and what they gained for themselves and others.

For those who were galvanized by Tisby's call to action in his acclaimed The Color of Compromise, this book will inspire you to see past the complicity of the church and gain the determination to join the fight for racial justice, no matter the cost.

As Tisby writes, "The Spirit of justice is always at work to inspire followers of Christ to undertake acts of liberation and bear witness to the good news of their savior."

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. One: The Spirit of Justice
  7. Two: Becoming African American
  8. Three: The Language of Liberty
  9. Four: The Antislavery Movement
  10. Five: Fighting for Freedom
  11. Six: Building Black Institutions
  12. Seven: Beyond the Quotable King
  13. Eight: Women of the Movement
  14. Nine: Black and Christian
  15. Ten: The Next Justice Generation
  16. Eleven: The Spirit of Justice Speaks
  17. Notes
  18. Index