Unshackled

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Summary: POWERFUL
Review: A powerful story of failure and redemption. But also a story of growth and love. And a story of racial tension and solution. The story is about the lives of two men, one white and one black, prison-mates at the Georgia State Penn during the era of forced integration. Faith and love translate into action, and behaviors change as the two men come to respect each other. Eventually they have to act to save each others lives as both face the anger of their own preduced race. Through the milleu of prison life and prison basketball, the story unfolds. Simply yet powerfully told and with poignant scenes of humor and humanity that transcend the prison environment.

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Summary: Unshackled
Review: Just like all of Harold Morris books, this book is great. If you haven't read these books you should, once you start to read the book you can't put it down.

Rating:
Summary: Unshackled
Review: This is a book that everyone should read--a powerful statement that is not lightly made; the story chronicles the critical importance of Love to overcome racism, violence and despair. Author Morris shares a candid account of his life: a series of poor choices which resulted in (false) arrest, lengthy incarceration in one the country's worst prisons, and near death (murder and suicide). He faithfully reports how his smug attitudes, smart mouth and tragic misjudgment of the integrity of others and his own abilities reaped a bitter harvest of terror and humiliation. Sound grim?--well, it is that all right, but there is much more to the honest, autobiographical tale than mere institutional horror. He issues sincere warnings and serious challenges to young people Not to repeat his grievous errors.

Locked in a small cell with another athletic but Black man--in the warden's determination to inititate Integration in the deep South--Super Honky learns bitter then humbling lessons re the value of human interaction. His life was forged into a never-ending chain of physical and emotional shackles, which crippled both his body, his thoughts and his future. Yet he grows in spiritual strength as he overcomes his social conditioning, to ultimately realize that a Black man proved his best friend in the Pen--a mentor and inspiration for the rest of his life. Once paroled and ultimately exonerated, Morris dedicates himself to helping others, especially teenagers, but also those who are terminally-ill. Having felt Cancer's grasping finger, he understands that threat to one's dignity. Despite pessimistic predictions that he would never amount to anything, he decided to prove them all wrong. Through public speaking and now the written word, he has touched the lives of thousands of teenagers, for whom he desperately wishes to spare a similar fate of crime and inevitable punishment. Call it Love Therapy; he is not ashamed to express love and compassion for others, even strangers. His steadfast faith in the value of human touch shines through the horrors of behind the bars of prison or ignorance, offering much-needed Hope and practical advice to turn troubled lives around. This book helps unlock the mysteries of the human heart--to set the soul free! The only shackles we should bear with pride are those of our common humanity.

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Summary: Are You Tough Enough to Surive this Book?
Review: This is a book that everyone should read--a powerful statement that is not lightly made; the story chronicles the critical importance of Love to overcome racism, violence and despair. Author Morris shares a candid account of his life: a series of poor choices which resulted in (false) arrest, lengthy incarceration in one the country's worst prisons, and near death (murder and suicide). He faithfully reports how his smug attitudes, smart mouth and tragic misjudgment of the integrity of others and his own abilities reaped a bitter harvest of terror and humiliation. Sound grim?--well, it is that all right, but there is much more to the honest, autobiographical tale than mere institutional horror. He issues sincere warnings and serious challenges to young people Not to repeat his grievous errors.

Locked in a small cell with another athletic but Black man--in the warden's determination to inititate Integration in the deep South--Super Honky learns bitter then humbling lessons re the value of human interaction. His life was forged into a never-ending chain of physical and emotional shackles, which crippled both his body, his thoughts and his future. Yet he grows in spiritual strength as he overcomes his social conditioning, to ultimately realize that a Black man proved his best friend in the Pen--a mentor and inspiration for the rest of his life. Once paroled and ultimately exonerated, Morris dedicates himself to helping others, especially teenagers, but also those who are terminally-ill. Having felt Cancer's grasping finger, he understands that threat to one's dignity. Despite pessimistic predictions that he would never amount to anything, he decided to prove them all wrong. Through public speaking and now the written word, he has touched the lives of thousands of teenagers, for whom he desperately wishes to spare a similar fate of crime and inevitable punishment. Call it Love Therapy; he is not ashamed to express love and compassion for others, even strangers. His steadfast faith in the value of human touch shines through the horrors of behind the bars of prison or ignorance, offering much-needed Hope and practical advice to turn troubled lives around. This book helps unlock the mysteries of the human heart--to set the soul free! The only shackles we should bear with pride are those of our common humanity.