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Key BIB36701
Reference type Book
Title Crossing the Line : A Memoir of Race, Religion, and Change
Author Abercrombie, Richard and Borovicka, JoAnn
Year2019
Publisher Bellwood Press
Place published Wilmette, Illinois
ISBN 9781618511522
Abstract "Growing up as an African American child in the 1960s in Greenville, South Carolina, Rick Abercrombie has seen it all. He has experienced racial prejudice all his life. He goes through the motions of attending school, but his heart isn't in it. He carries a gun for protection, and he is not afraid to use it. Then he is invited to a Bahá'í fireside, and his life changes. After hearing the message of Bahá'u'lláh and the Bahá'í teachings on racial equality, social justice, and progressive Revelation, Rick experiences a spiritual awakening and resolves to turn his life around. The path is not easy. His friends and family initially question his newfound faith and even his sanity. But Rick perseveres, and his parents and family gradually warm to the new religion and investigate the Bahá'í Faith for themselves. This is a true story of the steadfastness of one young man transformed his life, as well as the lives of his family, friends, and community."
Notes LCCN 2019040904.
By Richard Abercrombie with JoAnn Borovicka.
Includes bibliographical references.
Ages 12-15. Grades 7-9
Language English
Keywords ABERCROMBIE, RICHARD; BIOGRAPHY; SOUTH CAROLINA; GREENVILLE; CONVERTS; RACE UNITY; SOCIAL CHANGE
Number of pages ix, 164, [18]
Call number BP395 .A23 A1 2019 (BWC - COLLINS)
Accession number 21202116

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