Called to the Fire: A Witness for God in Mississippi; The

Called to the Fire: A Witness for God in Mississippi; The Story of Dr. Charles Johnson

This is the true story of Dr. Charles Johnson, an African American
preacher who went to Mississippi in 1961 during the summer of the
Freedom Rides. Fresh out of Bible School Johnson hesitantly followed his
call to pastor in Mississippi, a hotbed for race relations during the
early 1960â€™s. Unwittingly thrust into the heart of a national tragedy,
the murder of three Civil Rights activists, he overcame fear and
adversity to become a leader in the Civil Rights movement.

As a key African American witness to take the stand in the trial
famously dubbed the â€œMississippi Burningâ€ case by the FBI, Charles
Johnson played a key role for the Federal Justice Department, offering
clarity to the event that led to the Voting Rights Act of 1965. This
story of love, conviction, adversity, and redemption climaxes with a
shocking encounter between Charles and one of the murderers. The reader
will be riveted to the details of a gracious life in pursuit of the call
of God from the pulpit to the streets, and ultimately into the
courtroom.
Country USA
Manufacturer Abingdon Press
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2013-01-01
Format Kindle eBook

Called to the Fire: A Witness for God in Mississippi; The Story of Dr. Charles Johnson