Jameel Zookie Mcgee, Andrew Collins, Mark Tabb

Convicted

An Innocent Man, the Cop Who Framed Him, and an Unlikely Journey of Forgiveness and Friendship

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Random House Publishing Group
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Oktober 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 208mm x 137mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 181g
• ISBN-13: 9780735290747
• ISBN-10: 0735290741
• Artikelnr.: 51785340

Autorenporträt

Jameel McGee and Andrew Collins with Mark Tabb