Collector’s Deluxe Signed Limited Edition with Custom Slipcase: Going Against the Wind (John Lewis, Hank Aaron, Andrew Young, Maynard Jackson, Jean Young, & Skip Mason)

This listing presents an extraordinary, historically significant artifact of American Civil Rights and African American history: an authentically signed Deluxe Limited Leatherbound Edition of Going Against the Wind: A Pictorial History of African-Americans in Atlanta. Edited by historian Herman "Skip" Mason, Jr. and published in 1992 by Longstreet Press, this deluxe volume was commissioned in an exclusive, strictly limited edition of only 300 copies, presented in a custom gilt-titled cloth slipcase.

Going Against the Wind offers a comprehensive, visually stunning chronicle of Black life, leadership, culture, and resilience in Atlanta from post-Civil War Reconstruction through the modern Civil Rights Era. This special limited issue brings together the original hand signatures of six pivotal figures who profoundly shaped American history, civil rights, sports, and politics:

1. John Lewis: Civil rights icon, Freedom Rider, SNCC chairman, March on Washington leader, and revered U.S. Congressman.

2. Hank Aaron: Legendary Major League Baseball Hall of Famer, home run king, and civil rights trailblazer.

3. Andrew Young: Key aide to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., U.S. Congressman, U.S. Ambassador to the UN, and Mayor of Atlanta.

4. Maynard Jackson: Historic first African American Mayor of Atlanta, whose transformative leadership reshaped Southern politics.

5. Jean Young: Eminent educator, advocate, civic leader, and wife of Ambassador Andrew Young.

6. Herman "Skip" Mason, Jr.: Author, archivist, educator, and prominent historian of African American history.

Bound in deep brown textured leather with a recessed pictorial cover inset and housed in a matching beige cloth slipcase stamped in gold foil, this volume is hand-numbered 211 on the limitation leaf. Complete with all six original signatures directly on the limitation page, this pristine, well-preserved volume represents a museum-grade cornerstone collectible for institutions and serious collectors of Civil Rights memorabilia.

Edition & Fine Binding Specifications

• LONGSTREET PRESS DELUXE LIMITED EDITION: Published in Atlanta, Georgia in 1992 by Longstreet Press.

• EXCLUSIVE 300-COPY LIMITATION: Strictly limited to 300 hand-numbered copies; this volume is copy number 211.

• FULL LEATHER & CUSTOM SLIPCASE: Bound in rich brown leatherette with a inset pictorial cover label, housed in a custom tan cloth-bound slipcase with gilt-stamped titling.

Autograph Specifications & Provenance

• SIGNED BY SIX HISTORIC FIGURES: Authentically autographed directly on the limitation page by John Lewis, Hank Aaron (inscribed "Hank Aaron"), Andrew Young, Maynard Jackson, Jean Young, and author/editor Skip Mason.

• PRISTINE VINTAGE CONDITION: Exceptional state; tight binding, crisp slipcase, spotless interior pages, and vibrant ink signatures.