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How I Became Civil

How I Became Civil

Hodge, Kristen L.

Paperback

Christian Fiction

ISBN13: 9798293108763
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jul 18 2025
Pages: 248
Weight: 0.74
Height: 0.52 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Throughout his childhood, Jimmy Wells has been raised to believe that whites are superior to blacks in all things. This comes as no surprise, for Jimmy is growing up in the 1950's, in Montgomery, Alabama, the cradle of the Confederacy and a hotbed of racial contentions. But, something begins to stir in this pastor's kid's heart as he witnesses the atrocities blacks around him experience on a daily basis. Jimmy begins to ask many soul-searching questions: If God loves everyone the same, why would He favor one race over another? If God is a God of justice, why is Montgomery rampant with injustice while the Church looks on with a nod of approval?

This book takes you along on Jimmy's journey to civility, where he begins to develop a worldview in stark contrast to that of his parents as well as his white peers. He will face grave consequences for his decisions and will learn what it essentially means to count the cost. Along the road, Jimmy will cross the color line and befriend a black boy named Jesse. Their relationship will grow despite the odds being against them. But, will Jimmy be able to stand for what he believes against all opposition, even if it's his own parents? Can a white boy and a black boy truly be friends in a white supremacist society?

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