Eating Dr. King’s Dinner: A Memoir of the Movement 1963-1966.

FAGER, Chuck.

$475.00

Item Number: 146361

Fayetteville, North Carolina: Kimo Press, 2005.

First edition of  this personal memoir of Civil Rights activism. Octavo, original wrappers. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the title page, “Durham NC, 2023 For James, The narrative here concludes in early 1966. Chuck Fager. But fifty-plus years later, the story & the courageous black struggle goes on, in some ways as intense as ever. For young readers, these pages are not only history; they are also a call – Now it is YOUR TURN! Be well, Be strong!” In near fine condition.

Charles Eugene "Chuck" Fager is an American activist, author, editor, publisher and an outspoken and prominent member of the Religious Society of Friends or Quakers. Known for his work in both the Civil Rights Movement and the Peace Movement, Fager was arrested three times for his activism and spent one night in a jail cell with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the subject of his book, 'Eating Dr. King's Dinner.'