{"product_id":"red-ball-of-a-sun-slipping-down-1","title":"Red Ball of a Sun Slipping Down","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst edition, first impression of Red Ball of a Sun Slipping Down by Eugene Richards. Medium format hardback in fine condition. Signed by the artist on the title page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Arkansas Delta has been called at different times the soul of the South, the land of opportunity, a place ruled by race, a forgotten place. Eugene Richards (born 1944) first went to the delta as a VISTA volunteer in 1969. It was less than a year after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a time when cotton, religion, prejudice and poverty were what characterized most peoples' lives. Increasingly drawn to this both sorrowful and beautiful place, Richards would stay for more than four years, working as a social worker and reporter until the community service organization and newspaper he helped found were forced to close their doors. But over the years he would keep returning. \"Red Ball of a Sun Slipping Down\" is a book that speaks of remembrance and change, of struggle and privation, of loving and loss, of then and now.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eugene Richards","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57649955832190,"sku":null,"price":82.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2593\/1985\/files\/eugene-richards-red-ball-of-a-sun-slipping-down-front-cover.jpg?v=1783358306","url":"https:\/\/www.setantabooks.com\/en-us\/products\/red-ball-of-a-sun-slipping-down-1","provider":"Setanta Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}