“The authors are commended for their tireless and dedicated work in retelling the story of one of Hot Springs last heroes, John Lee Webb. His contributions to the City of Hot Springs are unmistakable and without the dedication of the researches at PHOEBE Publishing, Mr. Webb’s remarkable story, including his influence on the historic landscape of Hot Springs, might have slipped away.” The Historic Preservation Alliance of Arkansas
Forward by Dr. Ozell Sutton, Retired Southeast Regional Director, CRS, U.S. Department of Justice; Author and Speaker ... “By historical account, the life of the Negro in America was worth less than the swilled dust that shrouded dark bodies bent in nullification. However, out of the well springs of self-made opportunity, vision and spirited application, people of color – ‘les noirs’ defied perpetrations of non-reliance and impertinence… Thankfully, our history continues to be searched and promulgated by our emerging griots without whose foresight and unceasing yearning to reveal our essence, we would perish. To P.H.O.E.B.E./The Uzuri Project, I give salutations...”
The book covers Webb’s growth and development from Tuskegee Institute, his life as a family man, his rise in the Woodmen of Union Fraternal Order, and his concept for the National Laymen’s Auxiliary of the National Baptist Convention, Inc. created in 1924 and continues today. The grand buildings that he built are still standing today, in Hot Springs, Arkansas and are historically accepted and protected by the National Trust for Historic Places. John Lee Webb, The Man & His Legacy contains 242 pages of the history of Arkansas and the African-American citizens and features over 100 photographs documenting these people, places and events. Email: phoebepublishers@gmail.com
