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Improving
Race Relations:
An Interview with Dr. John Perkins
with Dr. Douglas H. Daniels
Racial justice has been a major theme in the life of John Perkins–two of his books are Let Justice Roll Down and With Justice for All. His talk discusses justice as it relates to his own pilgrimage in Mississippi, as well as his national efforts to speak about racial justice to our nation. Striving for a more just society is a Christian perspective because it is a mandate of God to view each other as equal human beings under God.
John Perkins is a sharecropper's son who grew up in Mississippi amidst dire poverty and fled to California after his older brother's murder at the hands of a town marshal. After his conversion to Christ, he returned to his boyhood home to share the gospel with his people. His outspoken support and leadership role in civil rights demonstrations resulted in repeated harassment, imprisonment and beatings. Despite dropping out of school in the third rade, Perkins has now received seven honorary doctorates. He is the author of nine books in all, including A Quiet Revolution, Beyond Charity, He's My Brother, Resurrecting Hope, and A Time to Heal. Perkins formally served on the Board of Directors of World Vision, Prison Fellowship and the National Association of Evangelicals. He is an international speaker and teacher on issues of racial reconciliation, leadership and community development. Douglas H. Daniels is Professor in the Department of Black Studies and in the Department of History, and Chair of Asian American Studies, at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Dr. Daniels received his BA in Political Science from the University of Chicago and an M.A. and Ph.D. in History from the University of California, Berkeley. Professor Daniels' book publications include: Lester Leaps In: The Life and Times of Lester "Pres" Young; and Pioneer Urbanities: A Social and Cultural History of Black San Francisco. Program recording date and length: 4-8-05 ~ 57 Minutes