This 1983 1st Edition Hardback copy of “Psalms From Prison” by Benjamin E. Chavis Jr. is in MINT condition. The book is signed and inscribed to Walter Fauntroy who was the first non-voting member of Congress from Washington, D.C. and has been a highly active Civil Rights leader.
This book was an important theological expression of the times and gives a penetrating analysis of both the socio-historical reality of Black America and other oppressed peoples.
Ben Chavis was one of the “Wilmington 10″ political prisoners and spent 9 years in prison before he was released in 1980. He worked with Martin Luther King and is a past Executive Director and CEO of the NAACP.