Eighty-six-year-old Mississippi sharecropper's son John Perkins has seen it all, and 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. Listeners will enjoy Perkins’s account of finding his faith when his son, Spencer, invited him to Sunday school—to win a prize! It's informative to hear Perkins share his musings, question whether he should have used his own children in the fight for school desegregation, criticize the failure of some churches to do more, and lament the breakdown of black families. 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. S.G.B. © AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine
Dream With Me: Race, Love, and the Struggle We Must Win
Narrated by Calvin Robinson
John M. PerkinsUnabridged — 6 hours, 20 minutes
Dream With Me: Race, Love, and the Struggle We Must Win
Narrated by Calvin Robinson
John M. PerkinsUnabridged — 6 hours, 20 minutes
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Overview
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.”
Editorial Reviews
05/01/2017
Civil rights pioneer, leader in the Christian racial reconciliation movement, and cofounder of the Christian Community Development Association, Perkins (Let Justice Roll Down) self-identifies as a Bible teacher. His timely lesson that "justice is an economic and social issue" references both scriptural insights and the 86-year-old author's life, including his imprisonment, beating, and torture by Mississippi police in 1970. Outlining strategies to affirm human dignity by bridging ethnic and social divides, Perkins envisions the creation of "an environment where truth can be told." He challenges the church—which, he charges, has perpetuated racism and tribalism—to dismantle those barriers (e.g., by forging multicultural congregations and pursuing holistic community outreach). Narrator Calvin Robinson's deep voice and stately delivery, although more formal than Perkins's customary teaching style, enhance the smooth flow of ideas through alternating passages of memoir and forward-looking advocacy. Discussion leaders, whether emphasizing an evangelical Christian viewpoint on social justice or seeking trenchant expressions of the minority experience, will find individual chapters ideal for group listening and consideration. VERDICT As an addition to a collection of Perkins's work or an introduction to his long and significant career; recommended for public and academic libraries.—Linda Sappenfield, Round Rock P.L., TX
Eighty-six-year-old Mississippi sharecropper's son John Perkins has seen it all, and 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. Listeners will enjoy Perkins’s account of finding his faith when his son, Spencer, invited him to Sunday school—to win a prize! It's informative to hear Perkins share his musings, question whether he should have used his own children in the fight for school desegregation, criticize the failure of some churches to do more, and lament the breakdown of black families. 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. S.G.B. © AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine
Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940170054091 |
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| Publisher: | Oasis Audio |
| Publication date: | 01/31/2017 |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |
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