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The Torture of Mothers

by Nelson, Truman

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About This Item

Newburyport, Mass.: The Garrison Press, 1965. 121pp. Pictorial covers. photography by Peter Lenz. Lean of the spine, otherwise clean and intact. Author inscription on the front free endpaper. Introduction by Maxwell Geismar. The book is a detailed account of the case which is now known as the case of The Harlem Six. who were put on trial in March 1965. The media also referred to them as the Blood Brothers. Their arrests and subsequent trial stemmed from their connection with an incident known as the Little Fruit Stand Riot, which was followed twelve days later by an attack on a couple who owned a used clothing store in Harlem: Margit Sugar was fatally stabbed, and her husband Frank Sugar was injured.The Harlem Six were Wallace Baker, Daniel Hamm, William Craig, Ronald Felder, Walter Thomas, and Robert Rice. All but one of the men were eventually released. Robert Rice remains incarcerated, serving a life sentence. Signed and Inscribed By the Author. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good-. Octavo.

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Bookseller
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Bookseller's Inventory #
033660
Title
The Torture of Mothers
Author
Nelson, Truman
Format/Binding
Book Condition
Used - Very Good-
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
The Garrison Press
Place of Publication
Newburyport, Mass.
Date Published
1965
Size
Octavo
Keywords
Harlem Riots The Harlem Six Photography Police Racism

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