Eric L. Motley

Madison Park : a Place of Hope

Trade Paperback

Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History

0310356962

9780310356967

Yes

Trade

0.8 in

9.1 in

10.7 Oz

5.9 in

F334.M753M683 2022

2021-048501

English

304 Pages

2022

Zondervan

Life in Madison Park, an Alabama community founded by freed slaves in 1880, wasn't always easy or fair for Eric Motley. Long before he became the youngest person to serve as special assistant to President George W. Bush, Eric experienced more than his share of racial injustice and segregation. Yet Madison Park was also where he learned about love and hope and humanity, lessons learned from people like Old Man Salery, who siphoned gas at night from his old Chevrolet into the tanks of others, and. from Eric's grandparents, who bought him books they couldn't read with seed money they couldn't spare. This warm, affectionate, deeply inspiring memoir reveals the amazing power of faith-in God and each other-that provides us with hope for our future. Book jacket., Welcome to Madison Park, a place of self-determination, hope, and the American dream. And meet Eric Motley, raised in this remarkable Alabama community founded by freed slaves, a place that taught him everything he needed to know on his journey to becoming special assistant to President George W. Bush at the Oval Office., Welcome to Madison Park, a small community in Alabama founded by freed slaves in 1880. And meet Eric Motley, a native son who came of age in this remarkable place where constant lessons in self-determination, hope, and unceasing belief in the American dream taught him everything he needed for his journey to the Oval Office as a special assistant to President George W. Bush. Eric grew up among people whose belief was to "give" and never turn away from your neighbor's need. There was Aunt Shine, the goodly matriarch who cared so much about young Motley's schooling that she would stand up in a crowded church and announce Eric's progress or his shortcomings. There was Old Man Salery, who secretly siphoned gasoline from his beat-up car into the Motleys' tank at night. There were Motley's grandparents, who bought books for Eric they couldn't afford, spending the last of their seed money. And there was Reverend Brinkley, a man of enormous faith and simple living. It was said that whenever the Reverend came your way, light abounded. Life in Madison Park wasn't always easy or fair, and Motley reveals personal and heartbreaking stories of racial injustice and segregation. But Eric shows how the community taught him everything he needed to know about love and faith. This charming, engaging, and deeply inspiring memoir will help you remember that we can create a world of shared values based on love and hope. It is a story that reveals the amazing power of faith in God and each other. If you're in search of hope during troubled times, look no further than Madison Park.

Discrimination & Race Relations, Religious, Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), Sociology / Rural

Zondervan

9780310356967