Unified: How Our Unlikely Friendship Gives Us Hope for a Divided Country

Synopsis

In A Divided Country Desperate For Unity, Two Sons Of South Carolina Show How Different Races, Life Experiences, And Pathways Can Lead To A Deep Friendship--even In A State That Was Rocked To Its Core By The 2015 Charleston Church Shooting. Prologue -- Welcome To Congress : Friendship Begins With Trust -- Tested By Success : The Call To The Senate -- There's Been A Shooting In Charleston : A Killer, A Race War, And A Senator's Best Friend -- Like The Friends Of Job : A Tough Assignment And A Congressman's Best Friend -- What We Have In Common : Building A Friendship To Last -- Establish Credibility : Creating An Environment Where Trust Can Grow -- A Black Senator's Perspective On Law Enforcement : A Balanced View -- A White Former Prosecutor's Perspective On Law Enforcement : To Pursue The Truth -- The Power Of A Positive Influence : The Impact Of A Sunday School Teacher And A Businessman -- Let's Talk About Solutions : Where We Go From There -- Epilogue: Hope Is The Agent Of Change. Senator Tim Scott & Congressman Trey Gowdy. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 199-200).