Martin Luther King, Jr. Stride Toward Freedom. The Montgomery Story. New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1960. Early edition ("K-I"), boldly inscribed and signed by Dr. King, "Best Wishes / Martin L King Jr." on the front free endpaper. Octavo. 230 pages. Publisher's black buckram over blue cloth boards with silver titles. Original pictorial dust jacket. Deckled fore-edge. Moderate wear to the binding. Minor soiling to the top third of the covers. Some rubbing to the jacket panels, with a few small nicks to the edges. Spine sunned. Offsetting to endpapers. Overall, a very good copy with a strong King signature.

Dr. King's first book, with its primary focus on Rosa Parks and the Montgomery bus boycott that inspired the non-violent resistance employed by Civil Rights leaders throughout the American South.