{"product_id":"i-dared-to-hope-j-oscar-mccloud-9781971718200","title":"I Dared to Hope: How a Passion For Justice Transformed a Sharecropper's Son","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom a sharecropper's shack on a Georgia plantation, through the heart of the civil rights movement, to the halls of the worldwide Protestant church - one man's nine-decade pilgrimage guided by an unshakeable faith in what could be.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI Dared to Hope recounts the extraordinary life journey of Oscar McCloud, who rose from the poverty of a sharecropping family in eastern Georgia in the 1930s and 1940s to positions of high-ranking leadership roles in the Presbyterian Church. McCloud outlines his extraordinary life experiences, from attending a one-room schoolhouse for primary school in the rural South, to becoming one of the first Black students to graduate from Warren Wilson College (N.C.), to a renowned pastoral career, culminating in his position as associate pastor at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough his memoir, McCloud exhibits the ability to envision a better life and new opportunities for service. McCloud's story is a testament to the transformative power of faith, education, and relentless dedication to justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. Oscar McCloud\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1971718203\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781971718200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ripples Media LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.56d","brand":"J. Oscar McCloud","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48440783012095,"sku":"9781971718200","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bfcb78f1-6de5-4b3a-97b3-38f691ba69b2.jpg?v=1777184779","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/i-dared-to-hope-j-oscar-mccloud-9781971718200","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}