Watters, Pat (1927–1999) & Cleghorn, Reese (1930–2009)

Climbing Jacob's Ladder: The Arrival of Negroes in Southern Politics [Association Copy] [Dual Author Inscriptions] [1960s Civil Rights History]

New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc, 1967. Hardcover with Dust Jacket.

A seminal account of the 1960s voting rights struggle by two prominent Atlanta journalists. This association copy is dual-signed and inscribed by both authors to Jack Price, a dedicated activist in the Progressive Social Justice movement.

KEY FEATURES 
+++ Visuals: Original dust jacket featuring a stark black-and-white documentary photograph from the Selma voting rights campaign. 
+++ Binding: Dark grey cloth with crisp silver-stamped spine titles. 
+++ Content: A detailed contemporary analysis of African American political mobilization in the South during the mid-1960s, featuring an introduction by Leslie W. Dunbar. 
+++ Associated Names: Dual inscriptions to Jack Price. Cleghorn writes: 'For Jack Price—With appreciation of his many labors in the vineyards and his qualities as a person.' 
+++ Provenance: From the library of Jack Price, an activist who dedicated his life to social justice and the 'outcasts and downtrodden.' 
+++ Imprint: Early printing [Code B. 2.68]. 
+++ Specs: 9.5 inches tall / 389 pages, including appendices and index.

CONDITION: Very Good / Very Good -- Bindings are tight and square. Internal text is clean with light, even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. The dust jacket remains presentable with original $8.95 price; some rubbing at the spine tips and corners.

HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE -- 
Pat Watters and Reese Cleghorn were essential chroniclers of the Southern Civil Rights movement. As reporters for the 'Atlanta Journal' and editors of 'Southern Changes,' they provided an intellectual framework for understanding the transition from street protest to political power. 'Climbing Jacob's Ladder' is widely cited for its early, rigorous documentation of the Southern Regional Council’s Voter Education Project.

This copy serves as a physical record of the intersection between the journalists who recorded history and the activists who made it. The warm, personal nature of the inscriptions to Jack Price underscores the tight-knit community of social justice laborers in the 1960s South. For the researcher of the 'Movement,' such a copy provides a more intimate connection to the human networks that fueled the drive for the ballot.

SUBJECTS:  Civil Rights Movement, Southern Politics, Voting Rights, African American History, Atlanta Journalism, Progressive Social Justice, Voter Education Project. Association Copy, Political Science, History, Social Justice.

Item #16791

Price: $145.00