The Strange Career of Jim Crow - a book endorsed by Martin Luther King Jr. as "the historical Bible of the Civil Rghts movement"

Woodward, C. Vann

Published by Oxford University Press, New York, 1957

About this Item

Oxford University Press. New York. 1957. 183 pages. First edition thus.; first printing. C. Vann Woodward delivered his now famous lectures in 1954 at the University of Virginia's James W. Richards Lectures in History symposium. The lectures were assembled into the 1955 Oxford University Press book: The Strange Career of Jim Crow. The book was endorsed by Martin Luther King Jr. as "the historical Bible of the Civil Rights movement." The book became a critical success and was the best selling title on the Civil Rights movement at the time. Pulitzer Prize winning author C. Vann Woodward then re-introduced the book in a newly revised and expanded edition with new information; and updated the Civil Rights movement up through 1957. This is the New and Revised edition from 1957; first printing. This Oxford University Press edition is extremely rare in hardcover; even more rare in DJ, and just about non-existent in hardcover and DJ without library markings. This book is about fine; bright, tight and clean. Previous owner's name neatly written on FFEP edge. Rare, original DJ is bright and clean. Minor shelf-rubbing along edges. A most attractive copy of an important and rare hardcover edition that helped shape the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s.Near fine/VG+. Seller Inventory # 003136

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Strange Career of Jim Crow - a book ...

Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York

Publication Date: 1957

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition