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[AFRICAN-AMERICANA]. SPIVAK, John L. (1897-1981). Georgia Nigger. London: Wishart & Company, 1933. 8vo. Illustrated with photos and facsimiles related to the inhuman treatment of African-American inmates working on chain gangs in Georgia. [244] pp. Publisher's full rust cloth, spine lettered in dark brown (spine sunned and soiled, some rubbing, light soiling to boards, some occasional foxing, soiling in text. Very good. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION OF THIS NOVEL DEPICTING THE BRUTAL TREATMENT OF INMATES ON GEORGIA CHAIN GANGS. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE FFEP. “For Bick – Better start doing something about fascism or what “Georgia Niggers" get in the form of tortures'll make it seem like gay pleasures! Always, Jack Spivak". Spivak was a socialist and communist journalist who wrote extensively about racism, class inequality, and fascism. Although this is a novel, the illustrations are photos and facsimiles of real tortures and related documents photographed by Spivak.
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