The Durham Mob

The Durham Mob

Walter E Smith

Walter E Smith

It's a Black "Wolf of Wall Street" as six smart, talented, and eager college students from Durham, North Carolina set out to find their future in the Big Apple. It's the Sixties: JFK's assassination has affected the social fiber and spirit of the Nation. Despite this, The Civil Rights Movement is going strong and Hope continues to spring up in the lives of the young throughout the country.At the heart of our story are William and Coy, brothers. They've been brought up with the courteousness that's unique in Southern Black folks, gentlemen to the teeth.But once they arrive in New York City their lives change forever. American Counterculture is at its peak... Disco, drugs, parties, and free love are in style... And with their education and good looks, the Durham Mob (as they became to be known) are quick to join the scene. Putting their creative minds to work, they take advantage of the many thriving opportunities that come their way... legal as well as illegal.But the promise of...
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The Black Mozart

The Black Mozart

Walter E Smith

Walter E Smith

Long before the word “Super Star” was coined, Saint-Georges was the original. Many people throughout history have been famous for one reason or another. Many have made great contributions to civilization and left great legacies. Their paintings and sculptures we still admire. Their discoveries have made our lives better; their music we still play and sing, but no one in history was as talented in so many areas as Saint-Georges. For a time, he was the greatest fencer in the world. He was an exceptional violinist and along with his teacher, Gossec, he pioneered the composition of the String Quartet. Even Mozart came to Paris to study this new form of music. Saint-Georges was an unequaled equestrian, an exceptional marksman  and an elegant dancer. The wealthy copied the way he dressed, and the common people admired him as he walked through the streets, and whispered his name. He was a true Renaissance man and a “super star” in the Paris of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. What is even more remarkable was the fact that he was a mulatto.
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