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713830

1965 Martin Luther King Jr. civil rights movement...

Item #713830

April 02, 1965

THE DETROIT NEWS, April 2, 1965



* Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. going nationwide ?

* Post Selma to Montgomery, Alabama civil rights movement marches




The front page has a one column heading: "King Plans Rights Drive in All U.S." (see images) After the Selma to Montgomery, Alabama civil rights marches, King decided to take his movement nationwide. 

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700674

1969 be-in at Central Park ad... Nat Hentoff column...

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April 04, 1968

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, April 4, 1968



* Columnist Nat Hentoff - NYC police

* Be-in at Central Park advertisement


* Protest to End the War in Vietnam

* Date Martin Luther King jr. was killed




Page 11 has a column by columnist Nat Hentoff titled: "Keeping the Cops From Riotijng"

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684370

Slave ads in this antebellum Louisiana newspaper...

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November 29, 1850

THE DAILY DELTA, New Orleans, Nov. 29, 1850  Newspapers from the pre-Civil War South are rather difficult to find. Here is one from Louisiana.

Among the front page ads is one headed: "Slaves! Slaves! Slaves!" which notes in part: "The subscribers are prepared to receive, on consignment, for sale in this market, any number of slaves, having one of the best showrooms in the city... See More  

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685005

Capture of 3 slave ships...

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September 02, 1840

THE DAILY REGISTER, New Bedford, Massachusetts, Sept. 2, 1840  Page 2 has a somewhat brief article headed: "Slavers Captured" reporting in part: "...intelligence that...the British brig of war Brisk...with 3 Portuguese bells, the Adriana, Coringa, and Montevideo as prizes, taken on the coast of Africa...engaged in the slave trade...ordered by the Vice Admiralty...eto be broken ... See More  

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708895

1st Negro pitcher makes MLB debut...

Item #708895

August 27, 1947

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 27, 1947



* Dan Bankhead makes MLB debut

* 1st African American pitcher

* Brooklyn Dodgers baseball




The top of page 27 has a six column heading: "Pirates Rout Dodgers on 20-Hit Attack" with subheads that include: "Bankhead Hits Home Run" "But Negro Pitcher Is Routed with Gregg..." The report begins with: "Dan Bankhead made his debu... See More  

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703965

John Brown's raid at Harper's Ferry...

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October 24, 1859

NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 24, 1859  



* John Brown's insurrection - invasion - raid

* Harpers Ferry, West Virginia rebellion




The front page has an article headed: "The Virginia Rebellion" "Arrest of one of the Insurgents in Pennsylvania...". Also: "Arrest of A Supposed Insurgent" "Interesting Particulars" "Gov. Wise's Speech on the Insurre... See More  

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174822

Bird's-eye-view of Savannah, Georgia...

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November 17, 1883

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 17, 1883  Front page print: "The Modern David--A Good Work Well Begun". Half page print: "The Labor of Sentenced Prisoners". Nice fullpg: "Sketches in Puget Sound" with 3 scenes. Very nice fullpg: "The City and Harbor of Savannah, Georgia" is a nice overview of the city. 2/3 page print: "The New Building of t... See More  

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687819

Abbeville, Alabama Negro lynching...

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February 05, 1937

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 5, 1937 



* Wesley Johnson Negro lynching 

* Abbeville, Henry County, Alabama
 



The top of the front page has a small one column heading: "Acts to Impeach Sheriff After Alabama Lynching" (see) First report coverage on the lynching of Negro Wes Johnson at Abbeville, Alabama.

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684633

Runaway slave ads...

Item #684633

May 26, 1796

FEDERAL GAZETTE & BALTIMORE DAILY ADVERTISER, Maryland, May 26, 1796  



* Rare 18th century American title

* Slaves advertisements




The front page has an ad: "For Sale, A healthy Negro Girl..." with details.

Page 3 has two runway slave ads headed: "Twenty Dollars Reward" and "Five Pounds Reward" with details.

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689595

John Brown's raid upon Harper's Ferry...

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November 05, 1859

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Nov. 5, 1859 



* John Brown's insurrection - invasion - raid

* Harpers Ferry WV West Virginia trial




Page 3 has 2 reports concerning the Raid upon Harper's Ferry by John Brown & cohorts.

"The Harper's Ferry Conspirators" includes: "The counsel in Brown's case have filed exceptions to the decision of the C... See More  

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712552

Patterson v. Alabama... Scottsboro Boys....

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April 02, 1935

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 2, 1935



* Patterson v. Alabama decision

* United States Supreme Court case

* Scottsboro Boys rape case

* Jury of African-Americans




The front page has a one column heading: "2D SCOTTSBORO DEATH PENALTY UPSET BY COURT" with subhead. (see images) Coverage continues on page 14 with photo of Haywood Patterson.

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701359

Flashpoint for the school integration issue...

Item #701359

September 15, 1958

THE DETROIT NEWS, Sept. 15, 1958 



* Governor Orval Faubus

* Little Rock, Arkansas

* Negro students

* Central High School




The front page has a three column heading: "Little Rock Pupils Stay Away; Officers Alerted" with related photo. (see images) This concerning the integration of schools in Little Rock, Arkansas, a flashpoint for the who desegregation issue of the 1950'... See More  

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698426

1859 Pike's Peak Gold Mining as a marketing ploy...

Item #698426

March 22, 1859

THE NORWALK EXPERIMENT, Huron County, Ohio, March 22, 1859



* Pike's Peak Gold Mining as an advertising hook

* Who should go to Pike's Peak

* Easier for negros in Massachusetts than foreigners (?)



The back page has a bold ad which appears to be seeking workers for the Pike Peak Gold Mines, but upon further inspection, the ad is actually for A. H. ROSE & CO's Store. However, ... See More  

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172546

Burnside Expedition... Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina...

Item #172546

February 15, 1862

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 15, 1862  Full front page illustration shows: "The 'Nashville' and 'Tuscarora' at Southampton, England." Inside has a half pg: "The Iron-Clad Frigate 'Merrimac,' and Sloop of War 'Germantown,' Off Craney Island"; half pg: "The Union Battery at Newport News"; full with four smaller illustratio... See More  

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713517

2nd 1965 march... Selma to Montgomery, Alabama...

Item #713517

March 10, 1965

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, New York, March 10, 1965



* Selma to Montgomery, Alabama

* Martin Luther King Jr.

* 2nd march try - failure




The front page has a very small heading: "Civil Rights Marchers..." (see images) Of course a small heading here as it's the Wall Street Journal, still a first report though and on the front page.

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695664

1935 Berlin Anti-Jewish riots... Negro lynchings...

Item #695664

July 16, 1935

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 16, 1935



* Anti-Semitic riots - Berlin, Germany

* Pre Kristallnacht - Jewish holocaust - Jews


* Dooley Morgan & Bert Moore Negroes lynchings

* Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi




The front page has a one column heading: "Nazi Rioters Attack Jews in Berlin Cafes" (see)

The top of page 9 has a one column heading: "2 ARE LYNCHED IN MISSISSIP... See More  

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711332

1919 Chicago Race Riot... Red Summer...

Item #711332

July 30, 1919

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 30, 1919



* Chicago, Illinois  race riots

* Negroes vs. white citizens

* The Red Summer of 1919




The top of the front page has a one column heading: "28 DEAD, 500 HURT IN THREE-DAY RACE RIOTS IN CHICAGO" with subheads. (see images)

Complete in 22 pages, light toning at the margins, a little irregular along the spine, generally very nice.

 

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172532

Fort Pickens and Charleston...

Item #172532

December 28, 1861

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 28, 1861  The full front page is taken up with: "Union Refugees From Western Missouri Coming Into St. Louis". Other prints inside include: "Entrance to Fort Pickens, Facing Fort Barancas, After Two Days' Bombardment" "Northern Row of Guns at Fort Pickens..." "Bird's-Eye View of Fort Pickens During the Bombardme... See More  

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172736

The first African-American chaplain in the U.S. Army...

Item #172736

December 12, 1863

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 12, 1863  The full front page is a dramatic print: "Guerrilla Warfare--Rescue of a Wounded Officer from a Band of Guerrillas". Prints inside include: "The Great Organ in the Boston Music Hall" "The Army of the Potomac--The Great Depot of Supplies on the Railroad" and "...The Bridge Over Bull Run--Present Appearance&quo... See More  

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177375

Automobile Show at Madison Square Garden....

Item #177375

January 20, 1906

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 20, 1906  Front page illustration "The Busy Showman. - I. " by W. A. Rogers; "Commemorating the Nation's Birth" by Charles W. Tyler; "The Presidential Election in France" by Ernest Dimnet; a double-page illustration of "The Automobile Show at the Madison Square Garden" by The Kinneys; and ph... See More  

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173128

Negro girl being whipped... Sheridan's ride...

Item #173128

September 14, 1867

HARPER'S WEEKLY, Sept. 14, 1867 Most of ftpg: 'Whipping A Negro Girl in N.C. by Unconstructed Johnsonians' with text as well. 3/4 pg: 'Sheridan's Ride'. Nice fullpg: 'The Last Shot' shows a soldier off his horse, shooting an Indian with a tomahawk about to kill him.

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714124

16th Street Baptist Church bombing... Civil Rights...

Item #714124

September 18, 1963

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., September 18, 1963



* 16th Street Baptist Church disaster

* Birmingham, Alabama church bombing

* African-American girls killed - funerals




The front page has a one column heading: "Funeral Today For Three Girls Killed by Bombs" (see images)



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172606

Second Battle of Bull Run...

Item #172606

September 13, 1862

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 13, 1862  The front page is taken up with a nearly full-figure print of "Major-General John Pope, Commanding the Army of Virginia" along with a biography of him.

Inside includes a full page with 2 prints of: "Manassas Junction...Scene of Several Recent Fights" which is the Second Battle of Bull Run; a full page with 3 prints of: &q... See More  

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716226

1962 Malcolm X vs. Bayard Rustin debate ad...

Item #716226

January 18, 1962

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Jan. 18, 1962



* Malcolm X - civil right movement leader

* African American Muslim Minister activist

* Bayard Rustin - socialism activist - debate ad




The bottom of the back page has a 3 3/4 x 2 inch advertisement for: "'Separation Or Integration' a debate between Malcolm X and Bayard Rustin" at the Community Church i... See More  

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700532

Captured slave ship... Mormons abandoning Utah... Bleeding Kansas...

Item #700532

July 10, 1857

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., July 10, 1857  Page 3 has 1 1/2 columns taken up with: "Gov. Walker & the South" which reports on the latest from "Bleeding Kansas".

Bleeding Kansas describes the period of repeated outbreaks of violent guerrilla warfare between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces following the creation of the new territory of Kansas in ... See More  

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177333

Jewish... Football...

Item #177333

December 02, 1905

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 2, 1905  Front page illustration "Digging" by W. A. Rogers; John M. Pattison, Governor-Elect of Ohio, Whose Election Defeated the Republican Machine Bosses; Yale's Victory Over Princeton at New Haven; The Reign of Terror in Russia--Scenes of the Massacres of Jews and the General Industrial Uprising; The Evils of College Athletic... See More  

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177401

H.G. Wells...

A Fourth of July crash, and a Train disaster in England....

Item #177401

July 21, 1906

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 21, 1906  There is a front page photo, "The King and Queen of Norway" by Underwood & Underwood. There is an article, "The Future in America, A Search after Realities", by H. G. Wells, author of War of the Worlds, with illustrations done by Vernon Howe Bailey and E. V. Nadherny. Photos of "Scenes at the C... See More  

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689789

Anti-slavery newspaper...

Item #689789

August 12, 1846

EMANCIPATOR, Boston, Aug. 12, 1846  A newspaper focused on emancipation: the freedom for slaves. Articles include: "Another Suicide by a Slave" "Results of Emancipation" "Law vs. Philanthropy" "The Great N.W. Liberty Convention" "Texas" and much more.

Four pages, good condition.

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691272

1972 Southern University riot and shootings...

Item #691272

November 17, 1972

DAILY WORLD, Nov. 17, 1972



* The 1972 Southern University shooting

* African American - Negroes college

* Unfit campus conditions riot

* Baton Rouge, Louisiana




The front page has a nice headline: "DEPUTIES + DOGS + GAS = TWO STUDENTS DEAD" with lead-in: "Cops attack Black Campus" (see).

Complete with 12 pages, tabloid size, nice condition.... See More  

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683708

Editorial commentary on Seward's "irrepressible conflict" speech...

Item #683708

October 28, 1858

NEW YORK HERALD, Oct. 28, 1858  



* William H. Seward on slavery

* re. Irrepressible Conflict speech




Page 4 contains a lengthy editorial on Seward's "irrepressible conflict" speech given just 3 days prior at Rochester. In his speech Seward took the opportunity to characterize the United States as divided between two opposing political systems, one based on slavery and the ... See More  

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699726

John Brown's Harper's Ferry raid... Capture of a slave ship... Funeral of Washington Irving...

Item #699726

December 01, 1859

NEW YORK HERALD, Dec. 1, 1859  



* John Brown's insurrection - invasion - raid

* Harpers Ferry WV West Virginia

* Preparing for Brown's execution

* Washington Irving death




The top of page 3 has a report on the death & funeral of: "Washington Irving" "The Effect of  His Death in Tarrytown--Arrangements for his Funeral--Proceedings of the N.Y. Common Coun... See More  

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177076

Aviator Glenn Curtis w/ Airplane Photo In 1909...

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September 04, 1909

 HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 4, 1909  Full front page photo: "An American Victor At Rheims", shows Glenn H. Curtiss, the "American aeroplanist", in a suit standing next to a plane. 

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177436

Cars of 1907....

Item #177436

March 16, 1907

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 16, 1907  There is a front page illustration, "James Bryce, The New British Ambassador, Presenting His Credentials to President Roosevelt at the White House" by James Montgomery Flagg. There is an article and photos of "Good Roads and the Nation's Prosperity" by Colonel Albert A. Pope. There are many other c... See More  

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695246

Great news from the Mexican War... Four slave-related ads from this leading slave import city...

Item #695246

August 12, 1847

THE CHARLESTON COURIER, South Carolina, Aug. 12, 1847  In 14 years this city would be the hotbed for secession from the Union, not surprising given it was the largest American point of disembarkation for the trans-Atlantic slave trade.

Page 2 has a great wealth of reporting from the Mexican War, including historic reports on General Scott having come to the gates of Mexico City, one of th
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172686

The Battle of Jackson, Mississippi...

Item #172686

June 20, 1863

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 20, 1863  Most of the front page is taken up with 2 prints: "The Iron-Clad Gunboat 'Cincinnati', Sunk at Vicksburg." and "The Monster Tent Erected at Chicago for the Canal Convention." Among the prints inside are a full page: "Triumphal Entry of the Army of Major-General Banks Into Alexandria, Louisiana" and a fullpg: &... See More  

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695946

On a fugitive slave case... News from California...

Item #695946

March 27, 1851

THE NATIONAL ERA, Washington, D.C., March 27, 1851  



* Rare abolitionism publication



An anti-slavery newspaper that is best known for its link to the best selling novel of the 19th century, "Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Harriet Beecher Stowe. This historic work first appeared as a 41-week serial in The National Era, starting on June 5, 1851.

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685766

Kentucky slave was given freedom...

Item #685766

February 03, 1853

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Feb. 3, 1853  Page 3 has an article: "Slave Decision In Kentucky" which begins: "The Court of Appeals of Kentucky in a late case gave freedom to a slave under the following circumstances:..." which they offers the details.

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703964

John Brown's raid at Harper's Ferry...

Item #703964

October 22, 1859

NEW YORK TIMES, October 22, 1859 



* John Brown's insurrection - invasion - raid

* Harpers Ferry WV West Virginia




The front page has an article headed: "The Virginia Rebellion" "...Arms Distributed through Virginia--Incidents and Details" and more. The reporting takes nearly 4 columns.

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680991

Susan B. Anthony petitions for woman's rights... 'Inside View of Slavery...'

Item #680991

October 23, 1855

NEW YORK SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Oct. 23, 1855 



* Susan B. Anthony

* African slave trade




The bottom of the front page has an article: "Woman's Rights" concerning the appeal--led by Susan B. Anthony--to the law-makers of New York to  work for the: "...restoration of woman's legal and political rights..." and notes that: "...Forms of petition, also woma... See More  

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699024

Revival of the Southern slave trade?

Item #699024

March 06, 1858

NEW YORK HERALD, March 6, 1858  Page 4 has an article headed: "Revival of the African Slave Trade in the Southern States". The article includes: "Some of our n****r worshiping contemporaries have started off upon a new scent. A bill has been passed by the Louisiana House...authorizing the importation into that state of voluntary negro apprentices to labor for a term of years &a... See More  

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698110

Capture of a slave ship...

Item #698110

January 12, 1854

DAILY OHIO STATESMAN, Columbus, Jan. 12, 1854 



* H.N. Ganbrill schooner

* Slaver - slave ship captured

* USS Constitution's last prize




Page 3 has: "The Slaver Gambrill--The Recent Seizure of a Slaver on the Coast of Africa" which includes: "...it was found that the slave deck had all been laid...a large quantity of water & slave provisions, sufficient  to s... See More  

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695307

Much on the Civil War... Civil War map of Acquia Creek...

Item #695307

June 01, 1861

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 1, 1861  



* Battle of Aquia Creek Civil War map

* Union Navy gunboats vs. Confederate batteries

* One of the first battles of the war




The format of this title at this time was advertisements on the front page with the wealth of Civil War reporting on inside pages. 

The back page includes a Civil War map headed: "Acquia Creek and Its Environs" wit... See More  

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670707

Marianna, Florida Negro lynching... Claude Neal...

Item #670707

October 27, 1934

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 27, 1934 



* Claude Neal Negro lynching

* Marianna, Jackson County, Florida




The front page has a one column heading: "Lynch Negro In Florida as Girl's Slayer" (see) First report coverage on the lynching of Claude Neal at Marianna, Florida

Complete with all 30 pages, rag edition in great condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.

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682683

United Negro College Fund is founded....

Item #682683

May 01, 1944

NEW YORK TIMES, May 1, 1944 



* UNCF founded - starts

* United Negro College Fund




Page 17 has a brief, discrete but very notable article with one column headings: "Drive To Open Wednesday" "United Negro College Fund Seeks to Raise $1,500,000".

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693216

1904 Lynching of Paul Reed & Will Cato...

Item #693216

August 16, 1904

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 16, 1904



* Lynching of Paul Reed and Will Cato - Negroes

* Statesboro & Savannah - Georgia race war




The top of the front page has a one column heading: "A RACE RIOT IS NOW IMMINENT" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile... See More  

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701059

Slave ads & notices in this antebellum Louisiana newspaper... Slave labor in California...

Item #701059

September 20, 1850

THE DAILY DELTA, New Orleans, Sept. 20, 1850  Newspapers from the pre-Civil War South are rather difficult to find. Here is one from Louisiana.

The front page has an illustrated ad: "$20 Reward" for a runaway mulatto boy.  Also of interest is a front page ad headed: "Slaves! Slaves!! Slaves!!!" which notes in part: "The subscribers are prepared to receive, ... See More  

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689777

On the Fugitive Slave Act... Fillmore's state-of-the-union address...

Item #689777

December 05, 1850

NEW HAMPSHIRE PATRIOT & STATE GAZETTE, Concord, Dec. 5, 1850  The front page has 2 1/2 columns taken up with a length report concerning; "The Fugitive Slave Law--Is it Constitutional? Shall we Obey it? Or Shall We Disobey it & Become Rebels & Traitors to the Constitution and the Union?"

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696429

Cleve McDowell admmited at Old Miss...

Item #696429

May 29, 1963

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, May 29, 1963



* Cleve McDowell - civil rights pioneer

* 1st black to attend Ole Miss school of law




The top of page 18 has a six column heading: "Ole Miss Is Ordered to Admit Second Negro Student" (see images)

Complete with 48 pages, library stamp within the masthead, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.... See More  

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686719

Max Yergan... African American activist...

Item #686719

April 15, 1937

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 15, 1937



* African American Max Yergan

* 1st Negro to be a faculty member in NYC colleges ?

* Baptist Missionary - activist

* National Negro Congress president




Page 13 has a small one column heading: "Negro For College Post" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on Yergan possibly becoming the first African-American faculty member ever hired at one ... See More  

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177239

Fire at Baltimore... Auto Races at Ormond Beach...

Item #177239

February 13, 1904

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 13, 1904  Frontpage illustration "A Fit Guaranteed" by W. A. Rogers; William Collins Whitney; The Recent Floods in the Ohio Valley; The Automobile Races at Ormond Beach, Florida; With the Troops of Japan and Russia on Land and Sea; Baltimore's Great Fire; Day and Night Views of the Great Baltimore Fire; Snap-Shots Taken in the Burned... See More  

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