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Stride Toward Freedom by Martin Luther King

Creator: Martin Luther King
Offered by: The Great Republic

Description
King Jr., Martin Luther, Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story. New York: Harper & Brothers: 1958. First edition. Presented in the publisher's original boards and dust jacket.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story presents a full account of Rosa Parks and the Montgomery bus strike. This first edition printing, was published by Harper & Brothers in 1958. It is presented here with its original dust jacket and original boards. The book is illustrated with eight pages of black-and-white photographs.

Stride Toward Freedom describes the events that resulted in the first application of nonviolent resistance to segregation on a grand scale in the United States. It details the Montgomery bus boycott, which was organized by King as well as the deep-rooted dedication of his contemporaries like Rosa Parks. King reveals personal experiences with violence and threats throughout his life, while simultaneously highlighting his own nonviolent worldview.

King described the book as "the chronicle of fifty thousand Negroes who took to heart the principles of nonviolence, who learned to fight for their rights with the weapon of love, and who, in the process, acquired a new estimate of their own human worth.''

CONDITION:

Very good condition. Octavo. Stated First Edition "H-H". Original hardcover boards and original blue and red dust jacket. Dust jacket is protected in a mylar sleeve. Slight shelf wear to dust jacket. Previous ownership inscription and signature "Clare E. Tillman"on pastedown and first free flyleaf in blu link. Interior pages clean. With black and white photographs.

Dimensions: 8 7/16" H x 5 3/4" W x 1" D.

Accompanied by our company's letter of authenticity.

More Information

Documentation:	Certificate of Authenticity
Period:	1950-1979
Condition:	Good.
Styles / Movements:	Modern
Incollect Reference #:	761961

Dimensions

W.	5.75 in;	H.	8.4375 in;	D.	1 in;
W.	14.61 cm;	H.	21.43 cm;	D.	2.54 cm;

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