Ansley Quiros - "God With Us: Theology and the Freedom Struggle in Americus, Georgia"

Reading/Booksigning

Carter Presidential Library & Museum TheaterFree and Open to the Public For many, the struggle over civil rights was not just about lunch counters, waiting rooms, or even access to the vote; it was also about Christian theology. President Jimmy Carter says “I grew up around Americus, and Quiros has captured something I remember well: a community in flux and the tension between neighbors over issues of race and religion. The people and scenes are vivid and the story well told. Additionally, it captures something dear to me—the power found in Christian theology.”