{"product_id":"da-mayor-of-fifth-ward-robert-bob-e-lee-9781648430046","title":"Da Mayor of Fifth Ward: Stories from the Big Thicket and Houston","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn March 2017, Bob Lee--freelance writer, community organizer, social worker, social justice warrior, child of Houston's Fifth Ward and its advocate, former Chicago Black Panther--died at the age of 74. Alongside his larger legacy, he left behind this collection of fourteen stories published in the \u003ci\u003eHouston Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e's \u003ci\u003eSunday Texas Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e between 1989 and 2000.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFramed by journalist and scholar Michael Berryhill, these youthful recollections and tales of his East Texas relatives reveal Lee's shock at learning that his elderly aunt and uncle, who lived in Jasper, Texas, were lifelong Republicans; recount his discovery at the age of 19 that white people, too, could be poor; recall integrating a small-town restaurant with the help of the white rancher who hired him; explore the world of Black longshoremen and offer meditations on the mysteries of death. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs he lay suffering from cancer, Lee told Berryhill that he wasn't thinking about dying, but focusing on love. Berryhill, who was Lee's first editor at the \u003ci\u003eHouston Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, has lovingly collected and edited Lee's stories, which are complemented by an introduction and biographical essay. Treasured storyteller Bob Lee's essays offer to readers the experience of Black history in both urban and rural settings by invoking the simple details and events of everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Bob E. Lee, Michael Berryhill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 164843004X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781648430046\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Texas A\u0026amp;M University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/27\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.20w x 0.70d","brand":"Robert Bob E. Lee","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44044175704319,"sku":"9781648430046","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cbe26bfe-80bc-4d71-b036-547a831ad8a8.jpg?v=1684971360","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/da-mayor-of-fifth-ward-robert-bob-e-lee-9781648430046","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}