Civil rights attorney Ben Crump came to First Baptist Church-Broad on Sunday, May 31, as a bestselling novelist. But before long, the afternoon conversation about his new legal thriller, “Worse Than a Lie,” had become something more familiar to those who have followed Crump’s career: part testimony, part legal education, part call to courage.
Crump, often referred to as “Black America’s attorney general,” returned to Memphis for a book discussion and signing hosted by the Beta Epsilon Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. The event followed his appearance at the church’s morning service, where Pastor Keith Norman said Crump delivered a message strong enough to earn him a new local title.
“He’s not only going to be known as Black America’s attorney general,” Norman joked. “He’s probably going to be known as the co-pastor of First Baptist Church-Broad.”…