Jackson, Missisippi: An American Chronicle of Struggle and Schism [Inscribed]

Hicksville, NY: Exposition Press, 1979. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (23.5cm); maroon boards, titled in gilt on spine and front cover; dustjacket; xxii,[2],3-248pp. Inscribed by the author on the front endpaper: "For John + Mary Hellman / With admiration from several perspectives (including the chicken), and in solidarity / John R. Salter Jr." Light rubbing to spine ends and lower corner tips, else a clean, Near Fine copy. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $10.00), shelfworn, with a hint of sunning to spine, a vertical crease to rear panel, and several small nicks, tears, and attendant creases; Very Good or better. The publisher's 8.5" x 14" publicity sheet is folded and laid in. A chronicle of the Jackson Movement, "the first massive nonviolent direct-action protest in Mississippi, which culminated in the tragic murder of Medgar Evers on June 12, 1963. Beginning with a mere handful of dedicated, courageous people, the Jackson Movement took shape in the increasingly perilous atmosphere of Mississippi in 1962-63, first as an effective consumer boycott, then as a massive upsurge involving thousands of black Mississippians and their too few non-black allies" (from the front flap).