Jim Crow Guide to the U.S.A.: The Laws, Customs and Etiquette Governing the Conduct of Nonwhites and Other Minorities as Second-Class Citizens
London: Lawrence & Wishart Ltd., 1959. First Edition. INSCRIBED "Salute to integrationist Beth Ricky in her brave fight against segregationist David Duke! Stetson Kennedy. Beluthahatchee 8/30/91". Elizabeth "Beth" Rickey (1956 – 2009) was an American activist and leader in the anti-racism and anti-discrimination movement. Her efforts specifically focused on exposing former neo-Nazi and Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke. 8vo. 230 pp. Pale green cloth with gilt lettering in publisher's illustrated dustajcket. FFEP neatly excised. Item #22004
This courageous book, horrifying in its implication, humane in its message, is a guide to racial relations in the USA. It show how racial discrimination not only comes into such matter as education, jobs and marriage but also affects the whole of everyday behaviors, the terms in which people may address one another, the way they may walk on the pavement or ride in a streetcar, the raising of hats, the shaking of hands. One of the few books of its era to systematically document segregation across states.
Price: $750.00