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"Justice is something every generation has to strive for."
A trailblazer in the civil rights movement, John M. Perkins led voter registration efforts in 1964, worked for school desegregation in 1967, and was jailed and tortured in 1970. He is no less zealous today as he sees a new generation of freedom fighters battling the same issues and the same systems he has spent his life working to correct.
Through his raw, personal stories spanning from the civil rights era to today, Perkins shows us that, though the fight is not over, there are many reasons to hope and to carry on the good work he and his contemporaries began more than a generation ago. He calls us to work for justice by living out God’s redemptive love in all of our relationships.
“It all comes down to love,” he says. “Love will always be our final fight.”
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“Narrator Calvin Robinson’s powerful yet graceful voice tells his story with gentle wit. Robinson deftly delivers Perkins’s descriptions of promoting voters’ rights and school desegregation during the Civil Rights movement despite being imprisoned and abused…Robinson strikes an optimistic note when Perkins dreams of a future in which everyone shows love and forgiveness while also reminding us to learn from history.”
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About John M. Perkins
Dr. John Perkins is president of the John and Vera Mae Perkins Foundation of Jackson, Mississippi. He is one of the leading evangelical voices to come out of the American civil rights movement. Dr. Perkins is an author and international speaker and teacher on issues of racial reconciliation, leadership, and community development. For his tireless work he has received honorary doctorates from Wheaton College, Gordon College, Huntington College, Geneva College, Spring Arbor University, North Park College, and Belhaven College. In 2004 he partnered with Seattle Pacific University to launch the campus-based John Perkins Center for Reconciliation, Leadership Training, and Community Development.
About Calvin Robinson
Calvin Robinson is a pastor and a radio host of “Reflections” on UrbanPraiseRadio.org, A pastor for over fifteen years. he feels called to communicate the timeless good news of Jesus Christ and all that it means for our lives and times. His ministry philosophy is simple: Do all we can with what we have, for as many as possible, to the Glory of God in Jesus Christ! His hobbies are reading books, going for long walks, and reading and reciting Celtic prayers.