Decency and Nobility: The Life of Jonathan Myrick Daniels

About the Book

What crime does a privileged  kid from New Hampshire commit to land himself in a county jail in Alabama in 1965?

How does a young man studying to become a priest end up murdered on the steps of a small store?

When a peacemaker graduates valedictorian from a prestigious military college what battle is he willing to fight?

When Jonathan Daniels committed himself to the Civil Rights movement and joined the effort to register black people to vote in Alabama in 1965, he could not have known the profound results of his actions.

Martin Luther King Jr. said Jon’s act was “...one of the most heroic deeds of which I have heard in my entire ministry and career for civil rights.”

This ordinary kid from a small New England town became a champion of civil rights and a hero for the ages. His story inspires all who hear it to a life of “decency and nobility.”

About the Author

Ivy Jeanne Merrill is an ordained pastor and an educator. She has been telling stories of courage and hope in schools, conferences and churches for more than twenty years. This is her first book. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband, two daughters and a small menagerie.