“Your story is amazing, inspiring and needs to be heard in this incredibly divisive time. I believe that when everything cracks, that’s when the light comes in and your book may be that light.”

Oscar Award Winning Actress and Producer Susan Sarandon

 

“In my own way, I am observing Black History Month by reading this book, the true story of the first black mayor of a small southern town. Not a routine feel good poor to power and good deeds story, the Gadson family history is violent and harsh, tempered by faith and resiliency. The daily costs of our collective history are many, and we have the power to heal these and the many other traumas that have brought us from hungry and cold to having a wealth of choices in how to be warm and well fed. Thanks to Shaytee for sharing his family’s journey.”

Patrick Gregston sits on the Board of Directors of the Motion Picture Editors Guild. He has produced such blockbuster movies as Batman and Robin, Moulin Rouge, Speed and The Road to Perdition

 

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Brad Meltzer is the host of Brad Meltzer’s  DeCoded, the hit television series on The History Channel

 

“I really appreciate…your book. It looks great and reads great, and it’s awesome to see that you drove this dream of yours through all the way to the finish line. Congrats!”

Gary Smith is the 7 time Associated Press Sportswriter of the Year Winner. He is the retired Lead Writer of Sports Illustrated. His Sports Illustrated article, Radio, was adapted into the 2003 blockbuster movie, Radio, starring Oscar Award Winning Actor Cuba Gooding, Jr