Mar 31, 2016 - Sale 2408

Sale 2408 - Lot 210

Price Realized: $ 188
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 300 - $ 400
(CIVIL RIGHTS.) ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN WOMEN FOR THE PREVENTION OF LYNCHING. "Feeling is Tense." Illustrated booklet, 20 pages with a folding map. Atlanta, 1938

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An uncommon booklet from a group of Southern women concerned about the number of lynchings that had been on the rise once again. The front cover shows a map of the U.S. with a figure stating that in 1937 there were 8 lynchings versus 16 prevented. How this feat was accomplished, and an account of all of the lynchings by state is provided.