

39 Stripes(1979)
STARK REALISM...ON A CHAIN GANG
Former chain gang convict Ed Martin converts to Christianity in prison in 1944 and forms the HopeAglow Prison Ministries.
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Former chain gang convict Ed Martin converts to Christianity in prison in 1944 and forms the HopeAglow Prison Ministries.
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1979-04-15
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STARK REALISM...ON A CHAIN GANG
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