{"product_id":"justice-is-worth-the-journey-kamau-marcharia-9781643366234","title":"Justice Is Worth the Journey: My Road from Imprisonment to Empowerment","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA powerful memoir of incarceration and transformation\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn Robert Lewis in rural South Carolina and raised in deep poverty in New Jersey, Kamau Marcharia came of age amid racism and violence. At nineteen, he was wrongly convicted of assault and sentenced to decades in prison. What transpired during his incarceration was a profound personal and political awakening. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter his release from prison, Marcharia helped found the Ad Hoc Parole Committee, supporting incarcerated people as they navigated a complicated and capricious parole system. Returning to South Carolina, he became a tireless grassroots organizer who confronted racial injustice and police abuse in some of the state's most neglected communities. As director of Fairfield United Action, and later as a member of Fairfield County Council, he demonstrated that deliberate, community-based struggle can challenge entrenched power--and win. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJustice Is Worth the Journey\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of a life defined by resilience and hard-earned wisdom. Marcharia offers a rare, ground-level view of post-civil rights activism that can serve as a model for community organizing rooted in courage, commitment, and collective action.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kamau Marcharia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1643366238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643366234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of South Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/02\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.52d","brand":"Kamau Marcharia","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997468438783,"sku":"9781643366234","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/justice-is-worth-the-journey-kamau-marcharia-9781643366234","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}