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Book Description
Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II offers readers an intimate look into one of the most significant grassroots movements of recent decades through his personal account of the Forward Together Moral Movement. This compelling narrative reveals how seven years of dedicated coalition building culminated in the nationally recognized Moral Mondays protests of 2013, when thousands gathered weekly at North Carolina's state house in the largest act of mass civil disobedience since the 1960s lunch counter sit-ins.
Rather than simply chronicling events, Barber invites readers into the deeper spiritual and organizational work that sustained this remarkable movement. He demonstrates how diverse communities—educators alongside the unemployed, civil rights veterans with labor activists, people of all ages, backgrounds, and orientations—united around shared moral principles to challenge what they saw as anti-democratic forces serving special interests over the common good.
Drawing from his extensive experience in Southern freedom struggles, Barber reveals the strategic thinking and coalition-building efforts that transformed weekly gatherings into a powerful force for social change. His memoir illuminates how sustained organizing work, grounded in moral conviction, can create movements that extend far beyond single protests or campaigns.
For readers seeking to understand how spiritual principles translate into effective social action, this book provides both inspiration and practical insights into building lasting change through collective moral witness.
Who Is This For?
📖 Reading Level: Short (< 200 pages) (~4 hours)
📄 Length: 151 pages
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