[RACISM] [GREAT BRITAIN] GRIFFITHS, Peter

A Question of Colour?

London: Leslie Frewin, 1966. First Edition. First Impression. Octavo (21.5cm); black paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; 240pp; illus. Lower corners gently tapped (though still sharp, else Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket, unclipped, with light wear to extremities, tiny tears along lower edge, some some mild bubbling beneath the laminate.

Account of the October 1964 election in Smethwick (UK) by Griffiths, who won the seat as Smethwick MP in the 1964 general election against Labour Party candidate Patrick Gordon Walker. Smethwick's deep divisions, racial and anti-immigrant issues drew comparisons to Little Rock and Selma at the time.

Price: $25.00

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