Franklin D. Deese is the only African American to be elected to the office of Mayor, of any municipality in the county where he grew up -AND- the only African American in the United States to serve over 10 years in the prison system as a felon and then be elected to the top job of the city in the same county in which he was convicted. He was able to over-come his challenges through study, mentorship and determination. Franklin learned how to move the mountains from his path. Learn how Mayor Deese adjusted his mindset, shifted his paradigm and developed his strategy in order to conquer the impossible.https://www.amazon.com/Inmate-Mayor-Franklin-D-Deese/dp/1937829499 (FROM INMATE TO MAYOR) available on Amazon