2015 Reprint of 1963 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition. Not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. King's Letter was written while the civil rights leader was serving a sentence for spearheading the mass protest demonstrations of 1963 in Birmingham. In it, King responds to a group of white Alabama religious leaders who publicly urged him to limit his activities to local and federal courts. King's letter, which laid out his counterargument, was one of the definitive writings of the civil war era: It ...
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2015 Reprint of 1963 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition. Not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. King's Letter was written while the civil rights leader was serving a sentence for spearheading the mass protest demonstrations of 1963 in Birmingham. In it, King responds to a group of white Alabama religious leaders who publicly urged him to limit his activities to local and federal courts. King's letter, which laid out his counterargument, was one of the definitive writings of the civil war era: It codified the methods of direct-action civil disobedience and offered a vigorous defense of its theological and moral foundations.
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Near Fine. First edition, first printing dated May, 1963. Bound in publisher's original printed stapled wraps, 16 pp., including wrappers. Near Fine with light wrinkling toward bottom, light creasing and light wear. King was imprisoned for participating in nonviolent demonstrations against segregation. From his jail cell in Birmingham, while the situation intensified outside on the city streets, he composed a letter in response to the city's local religious leaders' criticism of the campaign. Mimeographed copies of the letter were originally circulated, and papers such as the New York Times declined to print it. However, within days, several papers ran excerpts of the letter without King's consent, and shorty after the American Friends Service Committee received permission from King to publish this here first separate edition.
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Ringgold, Faith. Fine in fine dust jacket. Includes illustrations. Letter from Birmingham City Jail, honors the hero who made our nation and our world vastly better. From the dank confines of a hell-on-earth Southern jail cell, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote one of the most eloquent and important documents in American history. Faith Ringgold has written a brilliant introduction and created eight magnificent serigraphs for the book and print portfolios. Dr. C. T. Vivian, one of Dr. King s dearest friends, marched and endured beside him the beatings and tragedies. He worked along with him to achieve the triumphs. Now as he dedicates his life to carrying forward Dr. King s dream, he gives us his touching and inspired Afterword. Edition limited to four hundred twenty numbered copies. Each signed by Faith Ringgold. Printed letterpress on handmade paper. The prints were editioned by Curlee Holton at his studio in Easton, Pennsylvania. The book is hand bound in red linen, with the same fabric covering its hinged and lined case. One volume, 14-1/2 x 12-1/4 inches. Print portfolios are also available. As the publisher, we unconditionally guarantee that all books are authentic and the condition is As New (NOS).
