Challenge and Change

CHANGED BY BOB. CHALLENGE & CHANGE is the story of civil rights activist C. T. Vivian. The title of this biography is the essence of the narrative which places in local color the developmental experiences that changed a once-bullied six year old boy from a scrappy aggressor to a peace maker. Challenged from the beginning of first grade when relocation from his native Missouri to Illinois made him an outsider, C. T.'s eventual & unexpected self-defense had a dramatic effect on his bullying peers. They changed from foes to followers as a newly confident C. T. became their leader & defender of the under-dog on the playground & in the alleys of Macomb, Illinois. Defending others remained a life-long habit. Fighting did not. C. T. discovered the disarming power of non-violence at age 9 when a kid would not fight back. Many years later, C. T. could articulate what happened: "He won the fight; it was non-violence in action." "And," continued C. T., "It had a lasting effect on me." Call or write for information to order, Dreamkeeper Press, P.O. Box 4802, Atlanta, Georgia 30302. 404-696-7416.Walker, Lydia is the author of 'Challenge and Change' with ISBN 9781877852145 and ISBN 1877852147.