Convicted
Author: Tabb, Mark
ISBN: 9780735290747
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 09 Oct 2018
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback / softback
An innocent black man sent to prison by a crooked white cop...and now they are friends showing the world what true reconciliation--not rage--looks like. Now available in trade paper.
WINNER OF THE CHRISTOPHER BOOK AWARD . "A must-read for anyone who longs for the day when the dividing lines of race, class, and bigotry are finally overcome by the greater forces of love, forgiveness, and brotherhood."-Rev. Samuel Rodriguez
Racial tensions had long simmered in Benton Harbor, a small city on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan, before the day a white narcotics officer-more focused on arrests than justice-set his sights on an innocent black man. But when officer Andrew Collins framed Jameel McGee for possession of crack cocaine, the surprising result was not a race riot but a transformative journey for both men.
Falsely convicted, McGee spent three years in federal prison. Collins also went to prison a few years later for falsifying police reports. While behind bars, the faith of both men deepened. But the story took its most unexpected turn once they were released-when their lives collided again in a moment brimming with mistrust and anger. The two were on a collision course-not to violence-but forgiveness.
As current as today's headlines, this explosive true story reveals how these radically conflicted men chose to let go of fear and a thirst for revenge to pursue reconciliation for themselves, their community, and our racially divided nation.
ISBN: 9780735290747
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 09 Oct 2018
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback / softback
An innocent black man sent to prison by a crooked white cop...and now they are friends showing the world what true reconciliation--not rage--looks like. Now available in trade paper.
WINNER OF THE CHRISTOPHER BOOK AWARD . "A must-read for anyone who longs for the day when the dividing lines of race, class, and bigotry are finally overcome by the greater forces of love, forgiveness, and brotherhood."-Rev. Samuel Rodriguez
Racial tensions had long simmered in Benton Harbor, a small city on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan, before the day a white narcotics officer-more focused on arrests than justice-set his sights on an innocent black man. But when officer Andrew Collins framed Jameel McGee for possession of crack cocaine, the surprising result was not a race riot but a transformative journey for both men.
Falsely convicted, McGee spent three years in federal prison. Collins also went to prison a few years later for falsifying police reports. While behind bars, the faith of both men deepened. But the story took its most unexpected turn once they were released-when their lives collided again in a moment brimming with mistrust and anger. The two were on a collision course-not to violence-but forgiveness.
As current as today's headlines, this explosive true story reveals how these radically conflicted men chose to let go of fear and a thirst for revenge to pursue reconciliation for themselves, their community, and our racially divided nation.
