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Eyewitness: Peekskill U.S.A. Aug. 27; Sept. 4, 1949
by [RADICAL RIGHT & FASCISM] Westchester Committee for a Fair Inquiry into the Peekskill Violence
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About This Item
White Plains: Westchester Committee for a Fair Inquiry into the Peekskill Violence, 1949. First Edition. First Printing, dated October, 1949 on verso of front wrapper. Quarto (27cm); staple-bound, printed wrappers; [24]pp; illus. Light wear to spine-fold and extremities, some toning to borders of the rear wrapper, else clean internally; about Near Fine. Compilation of eyewitness reports, testimonials, and documentary photographs of the Peekskill riots of August 27th and September 4th, 1949, when thousands of right-wing demonstrators attacked the (mostly Black and Jewish) audience of a Paul Robeson concert in Westchester County, New York. Somewhat uncommon, and a key source document for one of the largest and most violent fascist uprisings in American history. Includes 4 inserted leaves of photographic plates (halftones).
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 81277
- Title
- Eyewitness: Peekskill U.S.A. Aug. 27; Sept. 4, 1949
- Author
- [RADICAL RIGHT & FASCISM] Westchester Committee for a Fair Inquiry into the Peekskill Violence
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Westchester Committee for a Fair Inquiry into the Peekskill Violence
- Place of Publication
- White Plains
- Date Published
- 1949
- Bookseller catalogs
- African-Americana;
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Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Fair
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