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    Madison Park: A Place of Hope
    Madison Park: A Place of Hope
    Madison Park: A Place of Hope
    Audiobook7 hours

    Madison Park: A Place of Hope

    Written by Eric L. Motley and Walter Isaacson

    Narrated by Brandon Maloney

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    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.

    Editor's Note

    A community’s resilience…

    An inspiring memoir of a place and its people, of hardship and coming together as a community. Eric Motley became a Special Assistant to President George W. Bush, but he started off poor, growing up in Madison Park, Alabama. This is much more than his triumphant story.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherZondervan
    Release dateNov 14, 2017
    ISBN9780310349662
    Author

    Eric L. Motley

    Eric L. Motley grew up in the freed slaves’ town of Madison Park, Alabama. From this beginning in the black community, he rose to become a special assistant to President George W. Bush at the White House. Eric is the deputy director of the National Gallery of Art based in Washington, D.C., and a former executive vice president of the Aspen Institute. He is a graduate of Samford University, and he earned a master of letters as a Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholar at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland and a PhD as the John Steven Watson Scholar.

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    • 5/5
      A great story which gives insight into Eric's life and upbringing and a group of people who really practiced 'community'. Being descendants of freed slaves. Very inspirational.