Jemar Tisby (BA, University of Notre Dame; MDiv, Reformed Theological Seminary) s the New York Times bestselling author of The Color of Compromise and the award- winning How to Fight Racism. He is a historian who studies race, religion, and social movements, and serves as a professor at Simmons College of Kentucky, a historically Black college. He is also the founder of The Witness, Inc. an organization dedicated to Black uplift from a Christian perspective. He has written for national news outlets such as The Atlantic, the Washington Post, and the Religion News Service. He has offered HCCP Complete Religious Collection - Summer 2024 television commentary on CNN and is frequently called upon to provide expert insight on current events related to race and Christianity. He has spoken nationwide at colleges, universities, and other organizations. ... Read more Read less
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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