Mar 24, 2022 - Sale 2598

Sale 2598 - Lot 209

Price Realized: $ 1,000
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Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750
(CIVIL RIGHTS.) Bobbi and Frank Cieciorka. Negroes in American History: A Freedom Primer. [8], 63 pages. 4to, 10 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches, original illustrated wrappers, minor wear and toning; printed slightly out of alignment with occasional printer's offsetting. Atlanta, GA: Student Voice, 1966
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Revised second edition. This illustrated introduction to Black history for children was created for use in the informal freedom schools that sprung up in Mississippi and elsewhere in 1964. The co-author and illustrator Frank Cieciorka, a white man, had been an organizer during the Freedom Summer voter registration drive in 1964. His New York Times obituary of 27 November 2008 credits him with introducing the image of a raised fist (as seen on the cover of this booklet) as an iconic symbol of modern protest movements. None of any edition traced at auction.