Title Called to the Fire : a Witness for God in Mississippi ; The Story of Dr. Charles Johnson

Published Nashville : Abingdon Press, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (218 pages) Summary This is the true story of Dr. Charles Johnson, an African Americanpreacher who went to Mississippi in 1961 during the summer of theFreedom Rides. Fresh out of Bible School Johnson hesitantly followed hiscall to pastor in Mississippi, a hotbed for race relations during theearly 1960's. Unwittingly thrust into the heart of a national tragedy, the murder of three Civil Rights activists, he overcame fear andadversity to become a leader in the Civil Rights movement. As a key African American witness to take the stand in the trialfamously dubbed the "Mississippi Burning" case by the FBI, CharlesJohnso Notes Print version record Subject Johnson, Charles, 1938 March 5- SUBJECT Johnson, Charles, 1938 March 5- fast Subject Church of the Nazarene -- United States -- Clergy -- Biography SUBJECT Church of the Nazarene fast Subject African Americans -- Civil rights -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century African American clergy -- Biography Trials (Murder) -- Mississippi -- Meridian Murder -- Mississippi -- Neshoba County -- History -- 20th century Civil rights workers -- Crimes against -- Mississippi -- Neshoba County -- History -- 20th century POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Civil Rights. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Human Rights. African American clergy African Americans -- Civil rights Civil rights workers -- Crimes against Clergy Murder Race relations Trials (Murder) SUBJECT Mississippi -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century Subject Mississippi Mississippi -- Meridian Mississippi -- Neshoba County United States Genre/Form Biographies History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781426759925 1426759924

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