{"product_id":"freedom-across-the-river-john-hamby-9781512210682","title":"Freedom Across the River","description":"\u003cp\u003eRacial tensions run high, and the price of freedom comes at a heavy price for those brave enough to pursue equal rights in 1960s rural South Carolina.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA black man's anger over being asked to give up his place in line turns fatal when Deputy Ralph Manley, a crony of the local Ku Klux Klan, shoots him in public. A group of civil rights advocates who call themselves the Manse Kitchen Gang push the mayor to have Manley arrested but lack faith in a local government influenced by local KKK Imperial Wizard James \"Red\" Cross.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRon Guy, head teacher at the Citizenship School, where black citizens are taught how to register to vote, struggles over whether the violence deserves a more radical response but holds true to the group's nonviolent ways. He and fellow advocates find promise when they discover state law enforcement is investigating, but just how many more will die before they win the fight?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohn Hamby, author of \u003cem\u003eFreedom of Choice\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFreedom to Choose\u003c\/em\u003e, returns with \u003cem\u003eFreedom Across the River\u003c\/em\u003e, the third novel in his trilogy focused on the struggle for racial equality in 1960s South Carolina.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Hamby\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1512210684\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781512210682\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/06\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.51d","brand":"John Hamby","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48459181883647,"sku":"9781512210682","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fe1095e2-850b-43e1-ae3d-771b7c9ef81a.jpg?v=1777408400","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/freedom-across-the-river-john-hamby-9781512210682","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}