Black Power: The Politics of Liberation in America

New York: Random House, 1967. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (21.5cm); bluish-grey paper-covered boards and turquoise cloth backstrip, with titles stamped in gilt on spine, and authors initials embossed onto front cover; light blue topstain; dustjacket; [4],xvi,198,[6]pp. Topstain faded, with a faint, tiny splash mark to heel; contents fresh; Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $4.95), showing light wear and a hint of sunning to extremities, with a few tiny nicks and tears, and a faint, corresponding splash mark to base of spine; Very Good+. A major work by Carmichael and Hamilton, first published by Random House in 1967, delineating the political framework and ideology of Black Power, which they felt represented "the last reasonable opportunity for this society to work out its racial problems short of prolonged guerrilla warfare. That such violent warfare may be unavoidable is not herein denied. But if there is the slightest chance to avoid it, the politics of Black Power as described in this book is seen as the only viable hope" (from rear wrapper). Contents include examinations of White power structures, chapters on the need and substance for Black Power, myths of coalition, Mississippi Freedom Democrats, Black-Belt elections, the politics of deference, and problems and unrest within the nation's ghettos. BLOCKSON 2415.