James H. Meredith shot.. Civil Rights...
Item #653756
June 7, 1966
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, June 7, 1966
* James Howard Meredith shot
* 1st University of Mississippi African-American student
* Civil Rights march for voting
The front page has a four column headline: "Wounded Meredith Vows: 'A Shall Return' To Miss." with two related photos. (see) 1st report coverage on James Meredith being shot during his Civil Rights march fro... See More
Emmett Till's murderer's trial... Not Guilty....
Item #653030
September 24, 1955
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, September 24, 1955
* Emmett Louis 'Bobo' Till murderer's trial
* Mississippi Delta
* Not guilty verdict
This 12 page newspaper has a small one column heading at the bottom of the front page: "Two men Acquitted In Mississippi Murder". Unfortunate for such a small report here but still a 1st report on the front page
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* Emmett Louis 'Bobo' Till murderer's trial
* Mississippi Delta
* Not guilty verdict
This 12 page newspaper has a small one column heading at the bottom of the front page: "Two men Acquitted In Mississippi Murder". Unfortunate for such a small report here but still a 1st report on the front page
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. arrested...
Item #652860
April 13, 1963
THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, April 13, 1963
* Martin Luther King Jr. arrested
* Birmingham civil rights campaign
* Southern Christian Leadership Conference
The front page has a one column heading: "Arrest No. 13 For Rev. King" Civil unrest in Birmingham would continue for weeks with many confrontations between black youth and white civic authorities.
Other news, sports and ad... See More
Selma to Montgomery march in 1965....
Item #652145
March 26, 1965
THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, March 26, 1965
* Selma to Montgomery AL Alabama
* Martin Luther King Jr.
* Viola Liuzzo murder
The front page has a four column headline: "Four Klansmen Are Jailed In Alabama Rights Slaying" with subhead and related photo. (see) This was the 3rd and final try which ended in success.
Complete with six pages, a few tiny binding holes along the spine... See More
"Little Rock Nine"...
Item #651799
September 6, 1957
THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL, Memphis, September 6, 1957
* Little Rock Nine - Elizabeth Eckford
* Negro students - Arkansas
* 1st Central High School entry try
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "School Board Asks U. S. Judge For A 'Temporary Suspension' Of Integration At Little Rock" with subheads. (see) This report concern the Little Rock Nine (see hyp... See More
"Little Rock Nine"...
Item #651398
September 4, 1957
THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL, Memphis, September 4, 1957
* Little Rock Nine - Elizabeth Eckford
* Negro students - Arkansas
* 1st Central High School entry try
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Federal Judge Orders Immediate Integration At Little Rock School" with subheads and related photo. (see) This report concern the Little Rock Nine (see hyperlink for mo... See More
"Little Rock Nine"...
Item #651122
September 3, 1957
THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL, Memphis, September 3, 1957
* Little Rock Nine - Elizabeth Eckford
* Negro students - Arkansas
* 1st Central High School entry try
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Faubus Calls Guard, Delares Integration 'Can't Be Peaceful'" with subheads and related photo. (see) This report concern the Little Rock Nine (see hyperlink... See More
2nd 1965 march... Selma to Montgomery, Alabama...
Item #650097
March 13, 1965
THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, March 13, 1965
* Selma to Montgomery, Alabama
* Martin Luther King Jr.
* 2nd march try - failure
The top of the front page has a a four column headline: "President, Wallace Confer On Explosive Selma Crisis" with subhead. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 6 pages, a few small binding holes along the spine, nice con... See More
2nd 1965 march... Selma to Montgomery, Alabama...
Item #649912
March 9, 1965
THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, March 10, 1965
* Selma to Montgomery, Alabama
* Martin Luther King Jr.
* 2nd march try - failure
The top of the front page has a a three column headline: 1000 Marchers Fail In Courthouse Walk" with subhead and related photo. (see) This was the 2nd attempt to march to Montgomery which ended up in failure.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day... See More
March from Selma to Montgomery...
Item #649685
March 12, 1965
THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, March 12, 1965
* Selma to Montgomery, Alabama
* Martin Luther King Jr.
* Minister James Reeb beating (death)
The front page has a six column headline: "Remains of Martyred minister Cremated Today; Selma Is Tense race Powderkeg" with subheads and related photo. (see) This was the 2nd attempt to march to Montgomery which ended up in failu... See More
Hambone's Meditations rascist comic....
Item #649471
April 7, 1921
THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL, Memphis, April 7, 1921
* Hambone's Meditations racist cartoon
* James Pinckney Alley - cartoonist
* Ex-slave Tom Hunley of Misssissippi
James Pinckney Alley was the creator of the syndicated cartoon panel, Hambone's Meditations, and the first editorial cartoonist at The Commercial Appeal in 1916. The character of Hambone was inspired by J. P. Alley's enco... See More
Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965...
Item #649345
August 6, 1965
THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, August 6, 1965
* Federal Voting Rights Act
* Blacks - Negroes civil rights
* Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ)
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Voting Rights Bill Is Signed Into Law". (see) First report coverage on President Lyndon B. Johnson signing into law the Federal Voting Rights Act.
Other news, sports and a... See More
Medgar Evers assassination... Vivian Malone and Jimmy Hood... racial barriers at University of Alabama: with a related photo...
Item #648624
June 12, 1963
THE PRATT DAILY TRIBUNE, Kansas, June 12, 1963
* Medgar Evers assassination (1st report)
* Breaking racial barriers at the University of Alabama
The front page has a one column heading: "Negro Leader Killed" which reports the assassination of African-American civil rights activist Medgar Evers. The report begins: "Medgar W. Evers, one of the South's prominent Negro ... See More
Civil Rights Act of 1964 becomes law...
Item #647309
July 3, 1964
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, July 3, 1964
* American Civil Rights Act of 1964
* Lyndon B. Johnson signs historic bill into law
* Key 1st report - same day report
The front page has a very historic, five column headline proclaiming: "HISTORIC RIGHTS BILL SIGNED BY PRESIDENT" with subheads and photo of Johnson signing the bill. (see)
Complete issue with all 34 pages... See More
Deaths of Thurgood Marshall and Thomas Dorsey...
Item #644170
January 25, 1993
LOS ANGELES TIMES, California, January 25, 1993
* Thurgood Marshall death (1st report)
* 1st African American Supreme Court Justice
The front page carries the two column wide, two line announcement "Thurgood Marshall, 84, First Black Justice, Dies" with subhead "Supreme Court: Retired jurist was a leader in the legal battle to end forced segregation in the U.S.". "R... See More
From the counter-culture press in Berkeley...
Item #644163
June 19, 1969
BERKELEY BARB, California, June 19, 1969
* Rare hippies newspaper from the late 60's
As Wikipedia notes, this was an underground newspaper that was published in Berkeley from 1965 to the early 1980s. It was one of the first and most influential of the counterculture newspapers of the late 1960s, covering such subjects as the anti-war and civil-rights movements as well as the social... See More
James Earl Ray wanted by FBI...
Item #637758
May 14, 1968
THE PRATT TRIBUNE, Pratt, Kansas, May 14, 1868 Page 6 carries a 3 1/2 x 8 1/2 inch advertisement "WANTED BY FBI" for James Earl Ray and the list of all of his aliasas. "James Earl Ray, a Missouri prison escapee, sought under the alias Eric Starvo Galt in connection with the gunshot slaying of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is one of the FBI's 'Ten Mos... See More
Robert Kennedy mourned... Extradition sought for James Earl Ray...
Item #637751
June 10, 1968
THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Russell, Kansas, June 10, 1968 The front page has a headline "Pilgrimages Continue at Grave -- Millions Mourn Kennedy". "The pilgrimage of mourners to the grave of Robert F. Kennedy continued today. More than 7,000 filed past the new white cross at Arlington National Cemetery before midday...". This tells of Mr. Kennedy's burial.
Also on the f... See More
Medgar Evers assailant arrested... 125,000 rally in Detroit along with Martin Luther King...
Item #637703
June 24, 1963
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 24, 1963 The front page has a column-wide article "SUSPECT CHARGED IN EVERS MURDER" with subhead "Mississippi Salesman, 42, Seized After Fingerprints on Rifle Are Checked". "Byron de La Beckwith, known as an outspoken white supremacist, was charged with murder today in the ambush slaying of Medgar W. Evers, Negro Civil rights leader...".... See More
Civil Rights Act of 1968... equal housing...
Item #637597
April 12, 1968
LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, April 12, 1968
* Civil Rights Act signed into law
* President Lyndon B. Johnson
* Equal housing opportunites
The front page has a small one column heading within the 1st column: "Civil Rights Now Reality". See photo for 1st report coverage on President Lyndon B. Johnson signing into law, the Civil Rights Act of 1968, w... See More
Eleanor Roosevelt's death report...
Item #637589
November 8, 1962
THE PRATT DAILY TRIBUNE, Kansas, November 8, 1962
* Anna Eleanor Roosevelt death (1st report)
* President Franklin D. Roosevelt wife
This 10 page newspaper has a small one column photo of Mrs. Roosevelt with caption: "EX-1st Lady Dies"
Page 4 has a three column headline: "Mrs. Roosevelt Dies" with text. Other news of the day. A few binding hole... See More
James Earl Ray sentenced...
Item #637292
March 11, 1969
THE EVENING TELEGRAM, Herkimer, New York, March 11, 1969
* James Earl Ray sentenced to 99 years
* Martin Luther King Jr. murderer
Above the masthead is a six column headline: "Ray Sentence Leaves Many Queries Unanswered" with caption: "Mrs.King Dissatisfied On Outcome"
Complete in 12 pages, good condition.... See More
Birmingham, Alabama race riots...
Item #630539
May 3, 1963
THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, May 3, 1963
* Birmingham, Alabama protest
* Young Negroes arrested
* Martin Luther King Jr.
The front page has a four column headline: "Segregation Protest Continuing" (see)
Other news of the day. Complete in 6 pages, a few small binding holes along the spine, otherwise nice.... See More
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s trial begins...
Charges dropped for 3 of 93 Montgomery boycott leaders...
Item #629594
March 20, 1956
DAILY WORKER, New York, NY, March 20, 1956
* Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott trial
* Only 3 of 93 Negro leaders have charges dropped
* Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.
The front page has "Voids Charge Against 3 of 93 in Alabama Trial", which includes: "The mass trial of Negro bus boycott leaders began today... Alabama judge Eugene Carter dismissed charges against three defen... See More
Mary White Ovington on Negro college students....
Item #629569
December 28, 1928
THE YORK TIMES, December 28, 1928
* Mary White Ovington - American suffragist
* NAACP co-founder - civil rights organization
* Negroes are capable of learning in colleges
Page 12 has a one column heading: "FINDS NEGRO PROVES CAPABLE IN COLLEGE" with subheads. (see) Coverage on Mary White Ovington, NAACP leader, proclaiming that Negroes are just as capable of learning in American ... See More
First all black team (starters) wins NCAA championship....
Item #628772
March 20, 1966
SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, March 20, 1966
* Texas Western upsets 4-time NCAA champs Kentucky in NCAA basketball championship
* First-ever all-black team (starters) to win the title
A great newspaper--and from the founding city of the sport of basketball--reporting, quite modestly, on the front of the sports page, the upset of four-time NCAA champions Kentucky ... See More
Harry T. Moore assassination....
Item #628375
December 27, 1951
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 27, 1951
* Harry T. Moore assassination
* 1st martyr in the Civil Rights Movement
* Mims, Brevard County, Florida
The front page has a two column heading: "Bombing Kills Negro Leader; Wife Hurt in Florida Home" First report coverage on the assassination of Civil Rights leader Harry T. Moore in Mims, Florida. Lengthy coverage continues inside with phot... See More
Marion, Alabama march..... Jimmie Lee Jackson shot....
Item #626983
February 19, 1965
THE DETROIT NEWS, February 19, 1965
* Marion, Alabama civil rights march
* Jimmie Lee Jackson shot by police
* Selma to Montgomery march prelude
* Martin Luther King, Jr.
The 1st column of the front page has a one column heading: "Ala. Police Use Guns, Halt March" First report coverage continues inside with report of Jimmie Lee Jackson being shot by police. Mention of Martin Lut... See More
Harry S. Truman nominated in 1948.....
Item #626385
July 15, 1948
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 15, 1948.
* President Harry S. Truman nominated
* Democratic Party acceptance speech
The front page has a nice banner headline: "TRUMAN, BARKLEY NAMED BY DEMOCRATS; SOUTH LOSES ON CIVIL RIGHTS, 35 WALK OUT; PRESIDENT WILL RECALL CONGRESS JULY 26" with many subheads and related photos. Much more on following pages including Truman's acceptance s
... See More
* President Harry S. Truman nominated
* Democratic Party acceptance speech
The front page has a nice banner headline: "TRUMAN, BARKLEY NAMED BY DEMOCRATS; SOUTH LOSES ON CIVIL RIGHTS, 35 WALK OUT; PRESIDENT WILL RECALL CONGRESS JULY 26" with many subheads and related photos. Much more on following pages including Truman's acceptance s
Death of Martin Luther King, Jr...
Item #618851
April 8, 1968
THE PRATT TRIBUNE, Kansas, April 8, 1968
* Martin Luther King Jr. assassination
* Negroes riot - protests
The front page has a four column headline: "Riot-Ripped Capital Guarded By Armed Troops, Hundreds Fires Set" Also: "Congress Expected To Act On Civil Rights In Wake Of Riots" and more.
The back page has a five column headline: "Hopes King Murder Will End ... See More
March from Selma to Montgomery...
Item #618622
March 15, 1965
THE PRATT TRIBUNE, Kansas, March 15, 1965
* Selma to Montgomery, Alabama
* Martin Luther King Jr.
* Fight for Civil Rights era original
The front page has a four column headline: "Memorial March at Selma Is Blocked By Police Today" (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 8 pages, a few small binding holes along spine, otherwise nice.... See More
March from Selma to Montgomery...
Item #618532
March 15, 1965
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 15, 1965
* Selma to Montgomery, Alabama
* Martin Luther King Jr.
The front page has one column headings: "SELMA STIFFINS BAN ON MARCHES" "WALLACE TO BAR A RIGHTS MARCH TILL COURT ACTS" "Will Not Allow Continued Demonstrations in Selma or Seek Conciliation" with related photo. Much more on pages 22 & 23. Loads of text he... See More
March from Selma to Montgomery...
Item #618450
March 16, 1965
THE PRATT TRIBUNE, Kansas, March 16, 1965
* Selma to Montgomery, Alabama
* Martin Luther King Jr.
The front page has a five column headline: "Negro Leaders Meet On Plans To Resume Highway March To Capitol" (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 12 pages, a few small binding holes along spine, otherwise nice.... See More
Gov. Wallace to meet with delegates... Selma-Montgomery issues...
Item #618178
March 30, 1965
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 30, 1965 Page 29 carries a report "Wallace To Meet Delegates Today" "He Will Hear Grievances Offered By Negro Leaders". "The office of Gov. George C. Wallace announce in Mongtomery tonight that the Governor would meet tomorrow with negro leaders who wish to present grievances against the state Government... Meanwhile, this tired little... See More
1st Selma to Montgomery march in 1965....
Item #618174
March 7, 1965
TOPEKA SUNDAY CAPITAL-JOURNAL Topeka, Kansas, March 7, 1965 The front page has a three column-wide headline "Whites Jeer Whites - Alabama Tension Mounts". "A hostile and angry crowd of white persons jeered other whites protesting alleged discrimination against Negroes on Saturday at about the same time Gov. George C. Wallace announced that his toppers would halt a planned marc... See More
Selma-Montgomery march ruling... Johnson's voting bill...
Item #617623
March 18, 1965
WALL STREET JOURNAL, Pacific Coast Edition, March 18, 1965 On the front page under the heading "World Wide" reports "Johnson Sent his new Negro voting bill to Congress"; "Alabama Officials were barred from hindering a 50-mile civil-rights march" and "Martin Luther King, Jr. triumphantly announced the decision to hundreds of his followers massed before the c... See More
Selma Al civil rights ordeal begins...
Item #617332
February 4, 1965
THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, February 4, 1965
* Selma & Marion MS demonstrations
* Civil Rights - Voting
* Martin Luther King Jr.
The front page has a small one column heading: "200 More Negroes Are Arrested in Voter Drive". (see) Coverage on the arrest of many negro school children in Selma & Marion Mississippi where Martin Luther King Jr. had a voter registration ca... See More
Death of Martin Luther King, Jr...
Item #615606
April 5, 1968
THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Russell, Kansas, April 5, 1968
* Martin Luther King Jr. assassination
This 6 page newspaper has front page headlines: "Sunday Mourning Is Called by Johnson" "US Cities Erupt in Violence" "Sniper-Slayer Still at Large"
Other news of the day. Minor spine wear, otherwise in good condition.
... See More
From the counter-culture press in Berkeley...
Item #614890
January 23, 1969
BERKELEY BARB, California, Jan. 23, 1969
* Rare hippies newspaper from the 60's
As Wikipedia notes, this was an underground newspaper that was published in Berkeley from 1965 to the early 1980s. It was one of the first and most influential of the counterculture newspapers of the late 1960s, covering such subjects as the anti-war and civil-rights movements as well as the social chan... See More
Autherine Lucy & the University of Alabama...
Item #611431
February 7, 1956
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 7, 1956
* Autherine Lucy attends University of Alabama
* 1st black student - demonstrations
* Tuscaloosa, Alabama
The front page has a two column heading: "Negro Co-ed's Car Stoned; Alabama Police Guard Her" with related photo. Coverage continues inside with another photo. (see)1st report coverage on the 1st black student trying to attend the Uni... See More
Major event in the early Vietnam War era...
Item #608637
March 25, 1965
LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 25, 1965 The banner headline is an ominous and prophetic statement concerning the future of the Vietnam War during this early stage of American involvement: "VIET CRISIS GROWS" as well as: "Red China Would Send Troops". This report notes that Red China is committed to sending troops to fight in Vietnam if the Americans persist in their growing inv... See More
Death of Martin Luther King, Jr...
Item #604620
April 6, 1968
THE PARSONS SUN, Parsons, Kansas, April 6, 1968
* Martin Luther King Jr. assassination (2nd report)
* America riots - protests
The front page has a one column heading: "Net Is Spread Far for Killer Of Dr. King".
Also a three column headline: "Capital Torn Anew By Arson, Looting" with subhead (see photos).
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete... See More
1st Selma to Montgomery march in 1965....
Item #602196
March 7, 1965
THE DETROIT NEWS, March 7, 1965
* Selma to Montgomery AL Alabama
* Martin Luther King Jr.
* "Bloody Sunday" - 1st march try - failure
The front page has a one column heading: "Whites Jeer Whites in Ala. March". This would be the 1st attempt to march from Selma to Montgomery which ended up in disaster.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Comple... See More
Charlie Chaplin indicted...
Item #600917
February 11, 1944
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 11, 1944
* Charlie Chaplin indicted
* Mann Act charge
* World War II - WWII
the front page has two column headlines:
"Chaplin, 6 Others Indicted For Plotting Against Girl"
"Comedian Is Accused Under Mann Act and, With a Judge, Police Officers and Friends, of Depriving Joan Barry of Civil Rights"
Nice to have in this famous NYC title. ... See More
The historic "Children's Crusade"...
Civil rights march in Birmingham... Hitler's "secrets" being revealed...
Item #600427
May 6, 1963
THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, May 6, 1963 The front page of this issue has a two line, two column headline "Peaceful March Spurs Negroes" which was reporting on this "Children's Crusade" which began on May 2nd. After over 1,400 arrest in the previous four days, this day (Sunday) was a day for singing, chanting and praying, with the only arrest being of a couple insid... See More
Springfield, Illinois race riots.... Negro lynched...
Item #598687
August 18, 1908
THE OMAHA DAILY NEWS, Omaha, Nebraska, August 18, 1908
* Springfield, Illinois
* Race riots - Negroes
The front page has one column headlines: "MOB SPIRIT RULES", "Two More Victims Are Dead", "List of Fatalities Reaches Seven and Others May Die", "Further Outbreaks Feared" and more (see photos). This is coverage on the the Sp... See More
Martin Luther King Jr.'s mother slain...
Item #596678
July 1, 1974
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 1, 1974
* Alberta Williams King killed
* Martin Luther King Jr. mother
* Mikhail Nikolaevich Baryshnikov defects
The front page has a four column headline: "Mother of Dr. King Is Killed in Church; Atlanta Deacon Slain; Gunman Seized" with subhead and two related photos. Much more on page 20. Loads of text here. 1st report coverage ... See More
Columbia University protests...
Item #596470
April 24, 1968
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 24, 1968
* Columbia University protests
* Hamilton Hall - Morningside Park
The front page has a four column photo near the bottom of the page with heading: "300 Protesting Columbia Students Barricade Office of College Dean"
Nice to have in this famous NYC title. Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 76 pages, v... See More
Mississippi Burning trials... Civil Rights workers...
Item #596287
October 21, 1967
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, October 21, 1967
* Mississippi burning trial
* Meridian MS Civil Rights workers
* Cecil Price & more
The back page has a one column heading: "2 Convicted In Slaying Of Workers". See photos for text here. Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 14 pages, nice condition.... See More
Jackie Robinson baseball debut...
Item #595296
April 19, 1946
THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, April 19, 1946
* Jackie Robinson breaks the color barrier
* Baseball debut (1st report)
Page 12 has a small one column headline: "Robinson Has Field Day In Making Debut"
See photo for brief but historic coverage on Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier. A historic report in both baseball and black americana.
Ot... See More
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