The Autobiography of Medgar Evers: A Hero's Life and Legacy Revealed Through his Writings, Letters, and Speeches [Signed]

New York: Basic Books / Civitas Books, 2005. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (24cm); beige and navy blue paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; xxiv,352,[8]pp; illus. Signed by Myrlie Evers-Williams on the half-title page. Base of spine a bit pushed, light wear to lower board edges, with a few faint scuffs to rear cover; contents clean; Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $26.00), with light wear to extremities; Near Fine. Autobiography of civil rights activist Medgar Evers (1925-1963), the NAACP's first field secretary in Mississippi. Told through previously unpublished writings and photos, edited by his widow and African American scholar Dr. Manning Marable. 82647.