The Sixties Catalogue

T h e S I X T I E S 18 “The Razor’s Edge Of The Movement” 16. FARMER, James. Freedom—When? New York, 1965. Octavo, original half black cloth, dust jacket. $400. Click for more info First edition of a major assessment of the Civil Rights movement by CORE’s influential founder, boldly signed: “James Farmer, 1966.” Farmer, whose impact on the Civil Rights movement ranks with that of Dr. King, Whitney Young and Roy Wilkins, was “the principal founder of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)” ( New York Times ). In Freedom—When? , Farmer writes of Gandhi’s influence on CORE and its principles of non-violent political action. Farmer also closely analyzes the different paths of the Civil Rights movement, the ongoing battle for voting rights legislation, and much more. Book fine; slight toning as often to spine of bright near-fine dust jacket. “A curious commingling of threat and promise.” —Kirkus