Erasing the Color Line
New York: Fellowship Publications, 1945. First printing. Softcover. Octavo. 63 (1)pp. Original stiff gray wraps with with modern blue and gray design and typography on cover. "This little book discusses the principle of nonviolent, goodwill direct action as an instrumentality for achieving ethnic democracy in the United States." (Foreword). The pamphlet discusses the problem and ways of meeting it in general as well as specific situations. For example race prejudice in in restaurants, barber shops for "White Trade Only," swimming pools, Jim Crow skating rinks, theaters, etc. It elaborates on the "Negro's Housing Problem," segregation in prisons, discrimination in employment providing examples of grass root actions and campaigns. A separate chapter is dedicated to "The Power of nonviolence," elaborating on the necessary spirit while providing strategies and techniques to accomplish the goal. Finally it introduces the "Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)," its purposes and methods, and the so-called "Fellowship of Reconciliation," an organization that recognizes the unity of the worldwide human family working to transform society into a creative fellowship. Illustrated with six drawings by William Huntington. Covers lightly rubbed, minor underlining and marking in margins on two pages. Block lightly age-toned. Good+ condition. Item #50471
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