(CIVIL RIGHTS) Sugarman Tracy Group of original illustration

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FREEDOM SUMMER (CIVIL RIGHTS.) Sugarman, Tracy. Group of original illustration art from his book "Stranger at the Gates, a Summer in Mississippi." 9 original ink, pencil and wash drawings, various sizes; with 10 printed pieces from the same project, up to 19 inches in length; minor wear. [Mississippi, 1964-66]

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Tracy Sugarman (1921-2013) was well into his career as a book illustrator in 1964 when he went south to Mississippi as a Freedom Summer activist, helping to register African-American voters. He published his memoir of that summer in 1966, enhanced by his illustrations, with a foreword by civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer. The book was reprinted in 2014 with an introduction by Congressman John Lewis. Offered here are 9 of Sugarman's original sketches from the project, apparently done on the spot in Mississippi, with his pencil captions. Among the sketches are a full-length portrait of James Forman wearing his SNCC nametag; an Indianola streetscape; mixed-race discussion groups; fellow white activist Maynard Omerberg, a Los Angeles attorney; and a police cruiser. 7 of them are 16 3/4 x 13 1/2 inches, ripped from a sketchpad, with small printed labels which apparently indicate their placement in the book. 2 more somewhat smaller sketches are not numbered. Also included are 10 printed art pieces from the original book production: glossy prints on board, a mockup of the title page layout, and more.