Gene Skipworth
The Rev. Dr. Gene Skipworth is a retired United Methodist pastor living in Fairfield Glade TN in Cumberland County. “Skip” lives in what is often called, The Bible Belt. For seven years he wrote a column for the Cookeville Herald Citizen for the weekly religion section. He wrote a book about the responses to his articles entitled, Bullied in The Bible-belt.
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The Black Three by Gene Skipworth
Prior to the mid-sixties, Grayville, TN, was one of twenty-four ‘sundown towns.’ A ‘sundown town’ was a town that had a sign on the outskirts stating, ‘Negros are not allowed in the city limits after sundown.’ Very few Black individuals lived in Grayville, and the high school rarely had Black students.
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A thought-provoking read for these troubled times.
Pacific Book Review
The scenario has a cinematic feel, a ring of truth, and a genuine sense by its ending of redemption and hope...It is a challenging framework that Skipworth handles expertly.