Description
The first edition of The Movement: Documentary of a Struggle for Equality by Lorraine Hansberry.
Large quarto, 127pp, [1]. Measures 8.5: x 10.75″. Original pictorial wraps, title in black on spine. $1.95 retail price on front cover. Stated “First Printing” on copyright page. Solid text block, light wear along edges, small stain on spine, a near fine example.
Includes 148 black-and-white pictures from photographers Robert Frank, David Heath, Roy De Carava, Danny Lyon, and more. Many of Lyon’s images featured in this work, taken during his time as the primary photographer of SNCC, are their first appearance in book form.
(Roth, 190) (Not in Blockson)
A rare piece with poignant writing and pictures.
This first printing in pictorial wraps was simultaneously released with a cloth edition, no priority established.Lorraine Hansberry (1930-1965) was the first African American female playwright to have her work, The Raisin in the Sun, performed on Broadway. The Movement was the final book published by Lorraine Hansberry before her early death at the age of 34.
