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Thursday, April 15, 2010

Stride Toward Freedom



King, Martin Luther Jr.
Signed first edition of Dr. King's first book.
Bold and beautiful signature with "Best Wishes" and a small stamp from the Tulsa Council of Churches on front free endpaper. Envelope pocket on front pastedown. Dustjacket is overall bright with chips and sunfading on the spine. Tipped in the back of the book is the program for the July 28th, 1960 Freedom Rally in Tulsa. Dr. King was the keynote speaker. Also mentions Rev. McCrutcheon of the Mt. Zion Baptsist Church and James Goodwin of the Oklahoma Eagle as speakers at the rally. First and only piece we've ever seen documenting the Civil Rights Movement in Tulsa and Oklahoma.
One of a kind.
$14,000.00
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Indian Territory, United States
35 years experience as an independant bookseller, Oak Tree Books specializes in Oklahoma, the colonization of the American West, its early transitions and explorations, the Native Americans present before European-American colonization, especially the Osage, Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw, Seminole but including many other Indian Tribes. We also stock collectable First Edition condition. Literature, Science Fiction, Children's and others.