Jujitsu for Christ a novel
by
Butler, Jack, 1944-
Title
:
Jujitsu for Christ a novel
Author
:
Butler, Jack, 1944-
ISBN
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9781617037399
9781621039273
9781283922357
Publication Information
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Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2013.
Physical Description
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1 online resource.
Abstract
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Jack Butler's Jujitsu for Christ--originally published in 1986--follows the adventures of Roger Wing, a white born-again Christian and karate instructor who opens a martial arts studio in downtown Jackson, Mississippi, during the tensest years of the Civil Rights era. Ambivalent about his religion and his region, he befriends the Gandys, an African-American family--parents A.L. and Snower Mae, teenaged son T.J., daughter Eleanor Roosevelt, and youngest son Marcus--who has moved to Jackson from the Delta in hopes of greater opportunity for their children. As the political heat ris.
Subject Term
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Civil rights movements -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Families -- Mississippi -- Fiction.
Electronic Access
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Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | [[missing key: search.ChildField.HOLDING]] | Status |
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Online Library | E-Book | 376646-1001 | ONLINE | | Elektronik Kütüphane |