Gangsters of Virtue/ The Wise Sorrowful Hearts is a true cuationary tale for the youth of this nation and the world.This is the untold story of murder, greed, lust for power and the final family betrayals in a major Washington DC Drug Enterpise in the 1960�s and beyond. The street life during the founding of the Washington DC, Black Mafia by Convicted Heroin Distributor and D.C. Drug Kingpin, Lawrence W. Slippery Jackson. It tells of the Hardships, Accomplishments,sacrifices and punishments associated with drug dealing and family. It explores the Old style Drug Game to the new generation of drug dealers and the relationship between Lawrence , his father and sibling, his extended family, his wife Anna Mae Jackson his eight children and his 500 member Black Mafia Gang. This book tells a untold story of the wife and children living together and thriving in the Southeast Hillcrest area of Washington ,DC. The story is told through the eyes of the youngest boy Steven Leroy Jackson. I wanted my book Gangsters of Virtue, to be like a study guide. I published it with typos and misspellings on purpose so the young people see that nobody is perfect but imperfection can be way of getting the child who feels he can´t spell to focus on correction. In addition they receive the message that the book relays. The theme is the waste of talent and skill on the Drug trade and who it hurts the family but also who GOD can turn it around. I want the young people to correct and translate the book into their prospective languages� with a contest and scholarship award a prize to the students who copyedit it the best. Then we will publish that version and share the royalties of sales form family and friends to add money to the schools for more such programs. I want the child that can´t spell to learn to by correcting my book. So I want to get it into the schools. There is no profanity in my book so it can be marketed to ages 12 and up. That is what the �I can´t spell too good but I love to read campaign� is all about my friends. So please help me get the book into the Library, the Jails and the schools. Thanks from the GOV family. A Stageplay and a Documentary is in the works. stay tuned folks. Let introduce our children and young adults to Virtues, Morality and Spirituality as it was in the 1950´s and 60´s hwen we were a much sronger nation of African Americans , Indians and Latinos. The articles are reported in the Washington Post, The internet and The Washington Times Insight Magazine " A Capital Shame"..I graduated from Anacostia Senior High School in 1985 and went in the US Army. I wanted to tell a sad story and maybe convince one person to help me. Lawrence, Lester and Morris Jackson of the 1969 DC Blacks Mafia conspiricy trials all paid a high price for their crimes. The Genoves Crime family had no issues with our family because they were men. They never told on anyone they workred with, they remained silent about their dealings with the Italian Mafia. Let�s stop the next generation of "Thugs� and "Gangsters" AKA mostly the fatherless children in our communities from giving in to a fad of crime. Most black on Black youth crime is due to prison experiences that caused many black males to suffer from emotional ignorance. The U.S. Drug War and Black on Black youth violence must stop. These things are hurting our young and I wish that the story of my amazing family could make someone with real power look at the drug issue from another perspective. Anyone can become a Drug Dealer. We need more Teachers, Doctors, Scientist, Mathematicians, and Lawyers not drug dealers. My Mother brothers and sisters had to live with shame but we strived to endure it. We do not want to see this tragic patern continue with the Gangsters and hustlers of our age. It was the horrible fact the fact that our Father Lawrence W. Slippey Jackson ran part of the East Coast Drug Trade along with The original Genovese Crime Family. His Parents mingled with former Fisrt Lady ,Eleanor Roosevelt, Mary M. Bethune and other political leaders. Slipperys Father Built and Incorperated Saint John Baptist Church of Marshall Heights Washington, DC. His Brother Norwood E. Jackson Was the first Black Commissioner of Prisons in West Chester County New York. A $68,000,000.00 Correctional Facility in Valhalla New York was built in his honor. He even mimnled with Bill Cosby as well as Ruby Dee and Ozzie Davis. We all feared that our father Slippery, could be in prison for life with eight mouths to feed and Momma devistated. My father and mothers strength and dignity saved our family. Education and mentoring from The US Army, my extended family and siblings saved me and changed my fate. I received many awards and took part in historical events as a result of what people always said about us. "You come from good stock", after you read my book , you will know why my wonderfully bright sisters and brother deserve all the good things that have happend to us and for us over the last 35 years. God Lives in you too. Little Lawrence , Momma and Dad We will love you forever.

Gangsters of Virtue/ The Wise Sorrowful Hearts is a true cuationary tale for the youth of this nation and the world.This is the untold story of murder, greed, lust for power and the final family betrayals in a major Washington DC Drug Enterpise in the 1960�s and beyond. The street life during the founding of the Washington DC, Black Mafia by Convicted Heroin Distributor and D.C. Drug Kingpin, Lawrence W. Slippery Jackson. It tells of the Hardships, Accomplishments,sacrifices and punishments associated with drug dealing and family. It explores the Old style Drug Game to the new generation of drug dealers and the relationship between Lawrence , his father and sibling, his extended family, his wife Anna Mae Jackson his eight children and his 500 member Black Mafia Gang. This book tells a untold story of the wife and children living together and thriving in the Southeast Hillcrest area of Washington ,DC. The story is told through the eyes of the youngest boy Steven Leroy Jackson. I wanted my book Gangsters of Virtue, to be like a study guide. I published it with typos and misspellings on purpose so the young people see that nobody is perfect but imperfection can be way of getting the child who feels he can´t spell to focus on correction. In addition they receive the message that the book relays. The theme is the waste of talent and skill on the Drug trade and who it hurts the family but also who GOD can turn it around. I want the young people to correct and translate the book into their prospective languages� with a contest and scholarship award a prize to the students who copyedit it the best. Then we will publish that version and share the royalties of sales form family and friends to add money to the schools for more such programs. I want the child that can´t spell to learn to by correcting my book. So I want to get it into the schools. There is no profanity in my book so it can be marketed to ages 12 and up. That is what the �I can´t spell too good but I love to read campaign� is all about my friends. So please help me get the book into the Library, the Jails and the schools. Thanks from the GOV family. A Stageplay and a Documentary is in the works. stay tuned folks. Let introduce our children and young adults to Virtues, Morality and Spirituality as it was in the 1950´s and 60´s hwen we were a much sronger nation of African Americans , Indians and Latinos. The articles are reported in the Washington Post, The internet and The Washington Times Insight Magazine " A Capital Shame"..I graduated from Anacostia Senior High School in 1985 and went in the US Army. I wanted to tell a sad story and maybe convince one person to help me. Lawrence, Lester and Morris Jackson of the 1969 DC Blacks Mafia conspiricy trials all paid a high price for their crimes. The Genoves Crime family had no issues with our family because they were men. They never told on anyone they workred with, they remained silent about their dealings with the Italian Mafia. Let�s stop the next generation of "Thugs� and "Gangsters" AKA mostly the fatherless children in our communities from giving in to a fad of crime. Most black on Black youth crime is due to prison experiences that caused many black males to suffer from emotional ignorance. The U.S. Drug War and Black on Black youth violence must stop. These things are hurting our young and I wish that the story of my amazing family could make someone with real power look at the drug issue from another perspective. Anyone can become a Drug Dealer. We need more Teachers, Doctors, Scientist, Mathematicians, and Lawyers not drug dealers. My Mother brothers and sisters had to live with shame but we strived to endure it. We do not want to see this tragic patern continue with the Gangsters and hustlers of our age. It was the horrible fact the fact that our Father Lawrence W. Slippey Jackson ran part of the East Coast Drug Trade along with The original Genovese Crime Family. His Parents mingled with former Fisrt Lady ,Eleanor Roosevelt, Mary M. Bethune and other political leaders. Slipperys Father Built and Incorperated Saint John Baptist Church of Marshall Heights Washington, DC. His Brother Norwood E. Jackson Was the first Black Commissioner of Prisons in West Chester County New York. A $68,000,000.00 Correctional Facility in Valhalla New York was built in his honor. He even mimnled with Bill Cosby as well as Ruby Dee and Ozzie Davis. We all feared that our father Slippery, could be in prison for life with eight mouths to feed and Momma devistated. My father and mothers strength and dignity saved our family. Education and mentoring from The US Army, my extended family and siblings saved me and changed my fate. I received many awards and took part in historical events as a result of what people always said about us. "You come from good stock", after you read my book , you will know why my wonderfully bright sisters and brother deserve all the good things that have happend to us and for us over the last 35 years. God Lives in you too. Little Lawrence , Momma and Dad We will love you forever.