This book shows the ongoing effects of racism in the United States. It shares the journey of one man victimized by the systemic injustices of bigotry. The Cruzan: A Melanated Man in America chronicles the life of a Black man in this republic, a man in the Land of the Free always having to focus on the Latin words fidem, patientiam, operatur! Yes, faith and perseverance delivered him from the vicious cycle of prejudice and discrimination!