The Deeper the Roots is the story of the rise of the visionary young mayor of Stockton, California -- with love and injustice, triumph and failure, and a lot of Tupac along the way ...
"Hugely inspiring and important...The Deeper the Roots is a book not to be missed if we wish to understand how we might survive childhoods of missing fathers, inadequate home security, and endemic racism. It is a book of hope, because we recognize Tubbs as one of us who refused to bow to diminishment, whether from racist outside forces or inner demons of self doubt. Tubbs' book, and his life, exem
