"When Denver officials were discussing naming a new city building in my honor, a newspaper editor asked why I was concerned about my legacy. I grew up in a time when there were no history books about the contributions of African Americans. The only books I could find when I was preparing to teach a Black Studies program included misrepresentations of blacks being happy as slaves on Southern plantations or sociology books. This is my perspective of growing up and beating the odds of illness, a dysfunctional family and personal tragedy. The biggest compliment I receive is when Denver residents say I helped make the Mile High City a better place to live. After every mayoral election, we held up signs on busy downtown streets thanking the voters for electing me. In some ways, this book is my sign thanking my wife, Wilma, our children, family and friends for their love and support. There's an old rural saying that if you see a frog on a fence post he likely didn't get there alone. The same is true for me." --Wellington Webb
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"...Webb's accomplishments are impressive and inspiring...and (the book is) certainly filled with insight into Denver politics. -- Rocky Mountain News, February 9, 2007
"a compelling story of a man and his mission to do good for others...A terrific, motivating and pleasing read." -- The Tribune, April 1, 2007
"An inspiring memoir by a revered role model who overcame everything from asthma to racism to prostate cancer and who continues to make significant cultural contributions to this day." --The Sly Fox, December 2008
"a compelling story of a man and his mission to do good for others...A terrific, motivating and pleasing read." -- The Tribune, April 1, 2007
"An inspiring memoir by a revered role model who overcame everything from asthma to racism to prostate cancer and who continues to make significant cultural contributions to this day." --The Sly Fox, December 2008
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Wellington Webb shares his inspirational story as Denver's first African American mayor' how he beat the odds of illness, a dysfunctional family, and personal tragedy to win an underdog bid for mayor in 1991 and go on to make monumental improvements to the Mile High City.
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