Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story
Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story by Martin Luther King, Jr. Harper & Brothers, 1958. First edition, second printing.
Dr. King’s first book, Stride Toward Freedom gives an account of the Montgomery bus boycott that took place from December 5, 1955, to December 20, 1956. The anti-segregation protest was kickstarted by Rosa Parks’s courageous and iconic moment, when she refused to yield her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery, AL.
The Montgomery bus boycott is considered the first large-scale demonstration against segregation in America, and is a powerful example of successful nonviolent resistance. The movement was truly revolutionary, involving everyday citizens and both civic and church leadership.
This copy is quite special, bearing a gift inscription from one man to his brother, with hope that Dr. King’s words would offer encouragement “to help carry you through the following years and others.” Considering this book was published just six years before the Civil Rights Act was passed, formally ending segregation, this message offers a unique personal insight into lived experience in a key moment of American history.
A very good copy of Dr. King’s first book, in a very good unclipped dust jacket with wear to extremities and some damp-staining. Second printing, published the same month as the first (September, 1958), with code “I-H” on copyright page. Lovely and historically poignant gift inscription to ffep in a neat hand.
Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story by Martin Luther King, Jr. Harper & Brothers, 1958. First edition, second printing.
Dr. King’s first book, Stride Toward Freedom gives an account of the Montgomery bus boycott that took place from December 5, 1955, to December 20, 1956. The anti-segregation protest was kickstarted by Rosa Parks’s courageous and iconic moment, when she refused to yield her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery, AL.
The Montgomery bus boycott is considered the first large-scale demonstration against segregation in America, and is a powerful example of successful nonviolent resistance. The movement was truly revolutionary, involving everyday citizens and both civic and church leadership.
This copy is quite special, bearing a gift inscription from one man to his brother, with hope that Dr. King’s words would offer encouragement “to help carry you through the following years and others.” Considering this book was published just six years before the Civil Rights Act was passed, formally ending segregation, this message offers a unique personal insight into lived experience in a key moment of American history.
A very good copy of Dr. King’s first book, in a very good unclipped dust jacket with wear to extremities and some damp-staining. Second printing, published the same month as the first (September, 1958), with code “I-H” on copyright page. Lovely and historically poignant gift inscription to ffep in a neat hand.
Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story by Martin Luther King, Jr. Harper & Brothers, 1958. First edition, second printing.
Dr. King’s first book, Stride Toward Freedom gives an account of the Montgomery bus boycott that took place from December 5, 1955, to December 20, 1956. The anti-segregation protest was kickstarted by Rosa Parks’s courageous and iconic moment, when she refused to yield her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery, AL.
The Montgomery bus boycott is considered the first large-scale demonstration against segregation in America, and is a powerful example of successful nonviolent resistance. The movement was truly revolutionary, involving everyday citizens and both civic and church leadership.
This copy is quite special, bearing a gift inscription from one man to his brother, with hope that Dr. King’s words would offer encouragement “to help carry you through the following years and others.” Considering this book was published just six years before the Civil Rights Act was passed, formally ending segregation, this message offers a unique personal insight into lived experience in a key moment of American history.
A very good copy of Dr. King’s first book, in a very good unclipped dust jacket with wear to extremities and some damp-staining. Second printing, published the same month as the first (September, 1958), with code “I-H” on copyright page. Lovely and historically poignant gift inscription to ffep in a neat hand.
