Gospel Trailblazer: An African-American Preacher's Historic Journey Across Racial Lines by Howard O. Jones; Edward Gilbreath (Very Good, 2003, Pbk, 220 pgs, Moody Pub)

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Gospel Trailblazer: An African-American Preacher's Historic Journey Across Racial Lines is the autobiography of Howard O. Jones, detailing his pioneering role as the first African-American associate evangelist for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA).  Co-authored with Edward Gilbreath, the book chronicles Jones’s efforts to integrate Billy Graham’s crusades during the segregationist era of the 1950s and 60s, describing the personal and professional challenges of being a "living experiment" in racial progress. 

The narrative covers Jones’s early life in Cleveland, Ohio, his pastorate in Harlem, and his missionary work in West Africa, where he helped change perceptions of black American missionaries. It highlights his collaboration with Graham to broaden the ministry’s reach to minorities, his induction into the National Religious Broadcasters Hall of Fame, and his enduring legacy as a trailblazer for racial reconciliation within evangelical Christianity.