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Convicted - Jameel Zookie McGee, Andrew Collins & Mark Tabb

By Jameel Zookie McGee, Andrew Collins & Mark Tabb

Release Date: 2017-09-19

Genre: Biographies & Memoirs

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WINNER OF THE CHRISTOPHER BOOK AWARD ā€¢ ā€œA 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.ā€ā€”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 officerā€”more focused on arrests than justiceā€”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 releasedā€”when their lives collided again in a moment brimming with mistrust and anger. The two were on a collision courseā€”not to violenceā€”but forgiveness.
 
As current as todayā€™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.

Convicted - Jameel Zookie McGee, Andrew Collins & Mark Tabb

By Jameel Zookie McGee, Andrew Collins & Mark Tabb

Release Date: 2017-09-19

Genre: Biographies & Memoirs

4.5 (29 ratings)
Read Download
WINNER OF THE CHRISTOPHER BOOK AWARD ā€¢ ā€œA 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.ā€ā€”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 officerā€”more focused on arrests than justiceā€”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 releasedā€”when their lives collided again in a moment brimming with mistrust and anger. The two were on a collision courseā€”not to violenceā€”but forgiveness.
 
As current as todayā€™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.

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