"Slaves on Horses and Princes on Foot" takes you on a journey of America's checkered history of educating African Americans and the apparent belief by many of the inferiority of the black mind. The book places a keen eye on[ the] W.E.B Dubois' essay, The Talented Tenth, where education was then and where it is today. It focuses on the life and debate of DuBois and Booker T. Washington on the path forward in building a sustainable, strong, and viable African American community. Today, we have many of the same problems nearly a hundred and twenty-five years later. Similar to the thoughts and beliefs of forbears, most of all, Booker T. Washington. Who believed that the process starts with a quality education based on truth and fact that cultivates the mind, softens the heart, empowers the spirit, and builds the hand skill.

The book builds on Dubois' and Washington's ideas and creates a synthesis of those ideas to lay out a strategy for educating our young into the future. Creating a kind of New Tenth, an individual confident in their ability and those around to cultivate a new prosperous world, where access is not just provided for the self-serving few, but for all people, no matter their race, color, or creed. Throughout Marcus' life, he has shared his philosophies and life principles that many have found to be life-changing. He has authored four books; “So you call yourself a Christian, Really? 2018,” “The Limitless Approach,” in 2019, and “Black Doors” in 2020. His latest book, Slaves on Horses and Princes on Foot, is an empowering read for all audiences, addressing the backward or upside-down nature of many things we were never told. Each chapter provides a new level of insight and perspective that will reinvigorate your hope in possibilities.