Scottsboro Limited. Four Poems and a Play in Verse

first edition

1932 · New York City

by Hughes, Langston; Prentiss Taylor [Illustrations]
New York City: The Golden Stair Press, 1932. First Edition. Near Fine. First trade edition. Bound in publisher's stapled pictorial stiff wrappers. Near Fine with slight creasing, rubbing and slight soiling to covers. Small closed tear to top edge of front cover and light toning throughout. The Harlem Renaissance poet's response to the 1931 Scottsboro Boys trial where nine young African American men were unjustly tried in court. Golden Stair Press, founded and run by Hughes and Taylor and backed by Carl Van Vechten, raised $1400 in funds to aid the cause surrounding the controversial trial; scarce. (Inventory #: 140947369)
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