Stride Toward Freedom; The Montgomery Story
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers [1958], 1958. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [8], 9-230, [2] pp. Quarter black cloth over blue cloth with the publisher's device in silver on the front board, silver lettering and two silver rules on the spine. Price of $2.95 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Illustrated with four double-sided plates of black and white photographs. Stanford University, The Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute, "Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story". The author's first book: a stirring case study of non-violent activism in the United States of America. Here, King recounts the Montgomery Bus Boycotts and how they shaped the social conditions for Black Americans in Montgomery, Alabama. Bayard Rustin is named as a contributor to the text of this book. A landmark publication on the history of the Civil Rights movement. Near Fine / Very Good. Item #000017512
Near Fine book with darkening to the pastedowns in a Very Good lightly edge-worn dust jacket with offsetting to the reverse and mild fading to the spine panel.
Price: $1,250.00