Lisle Carter, Jr. was the first modern President of the University of the District of Columbia (UDC). His father was Dr. Lisle Carter Sr, a prominent Harlem dentist, and his mother was Eunice Carter, one of New York's first female African-American lawyers, and one of the first prosecutors of color in the United States. She was active in the Pan-African Congress and in United Nations committees to advance the status of women in the world. She led a massive prostitution racketeering investigation, building the case and strategy that allowed New York District Attorney Thomas Dewey to successfully charge Mafioso kingpin Charles "Lucky" Luciano with compulsory prostitution. [wikipedia] Before studying law she spent a brief time as a social worker and wrote short stories, some of which appeared in journals alongside works by Langston Hughes and other writers of the Harlem Renaissance. Her mother, Addie Hunton, worked as vice president and field secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

Quarto, 316 pages. In Very Good condition with no dust jacket. Quarter-bound in publisher’s beige cloth with brown titling to spine. Boards have light wear and rubbing overall. Text block is signed and inscribed to Lisle Carter, Jr. by Langston Hughes on first free end page in his characteristic green ink, and signed by Meltzer directly below. Scarce found signed. Shelved in Case 1.