THE DESEGREGATED HEART. A Virginian's Stand in Time of Transition
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Second Printing. INSCRIBED and SIGNED on the front pastedown and front endpaper by several of the luminaries of the Civil Rights movement including "Best Wishes/Martin Luther King, Jr."; "Freedom Now!!/Rosa Parks"; "Sincerely,/James Farmer"; "Best wishes/Ralph David Abernathy"; "Aaron E. Henry" (who adds his address and phone number); "James T. Bevel/Atlanta, GA"; "Bayard Rustin"; and "Wyatt Tee Walker." The book is also INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the half-title page. Outstanding and possibly unique collection of Civil Rights pioneers, as King and Parks are seldom, if ever, seen on the same item. Mild toning to endpapers but autographs clear and dark. Very Good in a Good dustwrapper lacking the rear inner flap. Item #022483
Price: $35,000.00