The Lowry War in North Carolina...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, Dec. 28, 1872 



* Andrew Strong killed

* Lowry's War - gang

* Pembroke, North Carolina

* Scuffletown



Page three has an article on the Lowery (Lowry, Lowrie) War in North Carolina.

The Lowry War is a notable event in North Carolina history. Led by Henry Berry Lowry, whose father and brother were murdered by men of the Confederate Home Guard, a band of American... See More  

Booker T. Washington in a court case... Funeral of John B. McDonald, the builder of the New York subway system...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, New York, March 21, 1911  The front page of this issue contains a one-column headline "Dr. Washington Too Ill To Go To Court" with sub-headlines "Set low Issues Statement for Trustees, Expressing Their Confidence in Him" "Lawyers Hold conference" "injuries Caused by Falls, Not by Blows, Ulrich Says, Who Asserts Negro Educator Hit Him, Then ... See More  

1977 interview w/ rascist Amiri Baraka...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 1, 1977



* Amiri Baraka - LeRoi Jones

* African American culture writer

* Interview of racist with photos



The front page has a heading: "AMIRI BARAKA'S LONG MARCH" with photo. And beginning on page 12 is a interview with him which includes some related photo. See images for small portion of the text.

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1965 Lorraine Hansberry death... Greenwich Village...

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1967 death of Mississippi John Hurt...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Jan. 19, 1967



* Guitarist Mississippi John Hurt death editorial

* African American blues singer & songwriter



The top of page 7 has a heading: "Mississippi John Hurt: Death of a quiet Legend" (see images)

I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.

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

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  

James T. Scales lynching... Pikeville, TN...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. November 24, 1944 



* James T. Scales, Pikeville, Tennessee lynching 

* Great World War II coverage vs. Japanese



The front page has one column heading: "NEGRO TRUSTEE SLAIN BY MOB" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage on the lynching of Negro teen James T. Scales in Pikeville, Tennessee.

Complete with 16 pages, light toning and s... See More  

The Albany Movement... Georgia civil rights...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 4, 1962



* The Albany Movement - Georgia

* Shiloh Baptist Church gathering

* Negroes - civil rights movement

* Martin Luther King Jr. speech



The front page has a heading: "In Albany Jails" with lead-in: "The Press of Freedom" and related photo. (see images) Lengthy text continues on multiple inside pages.

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

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  

Jewish... Football...

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  

Martin Luther King Jr. sentenced to 4 months.......

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 19, 1960



* Martin Luther King Jr.

* Civil rights movement leader

* Acquitted of income tax evasion (perjury)



Page 21 has a small one column heading: "Dr. King Is Cleared In 2d Perjury Case" (see)

Complete with 50 pages, minor margin wear, light toning along the central fold, nice condition.



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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. arrested...

THE PRATT DAILY TRIBUNE, Kansas, April 13, 1963



* Martin Luther King Jr. arrested

* Birmingham civil rights campaign

* Southern Christian Leadership Conference



The top of the back page has a one column heading: "Negro Student Help Sought" Civil unrest in Birmingham would continue for weeks with many confrontations between black youth and white civic authorities.

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Mack Parker lynching...

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 26, 1959  This 50+ page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "FATE OF NEGRO SEIZED AT MISS. SAID UNKNOWN" "Believed Slain, However; 10 Masked Lynchers Sought by Posse".



Tells of the lynching of negro Mack Parker in Poplarville, Mississippi.



Other news of the day throughout. Light browning, ot... See More  

Second Battle of Bull Run...

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  

Fort Pickens and Charleston...

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  

H.G. Wells...

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

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  

The trial in the John Brown Harper's Ferry insurrection...

NEW YORK HERALD, Nov. 9, 1859  



* John Brown's insurrection - invasion - raid

* Harpers Ferry WV, West Virginia trial



Much of the front page is taken up with election results. Page 4 has over half a column headed: "The Harper's Ferry Outbreak" "Proceedings of the Court--The Case of Copeland--Trial of Cook--His Confession Read in Court--Stephens Handed Over t... See More  

1956 Clinton, Tennessee school integration crisis...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Sept. 2, 1956



* "The Clinton 12" high school integration 

* Clinton, Tennessee Negroes desegregation

* "Brown v. Board of Education" aftermath 



The front page has a two column heading: "Tear Gas Routs Mob In Race-Torn Town" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with 30+ pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, sm... See More  

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

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  

Tiger Flowers 1st Negro middleweight champ...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., February 27, 1926



* Tiger Flowers vs. Harry Greb

* 1st African-American middleweight champ

* Boxing - boxers - "The Georgia Deacon"



The sport's section (page 13) has a two column heading: "Tiger Flowers Takes Middleweight Crown" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on Theodore 'Tiger' Flowers becoming the 1st Africa... See More  

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

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  

First African American to serve as governor of the United States Virgin Islands, as a federal judge, and as a federal appellate judge...

NEW YORK TIMES, July 20, 1950  Page 50 has a small and somewhat inconspicuous article headed: "NEGRO JUDGE CONFIRMED" "Senate Unanimously Approves Hastie for Appeals Bench". William Henry Hastie was the first African American to serve as governor of the United States Virgin Islands, as a federal judge, and as a federal appellate judge.

I suspect this is one of the few pub... See More  

Alfred Vanderbilt weds... William H Lewis being ousted out the American Bar Association...

VALLEY SENTINEL, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, March 5, 1912  The front page features a large photo of Mrs. Alfred G. Vanderbilt, whom he had just recently married. Just slightly more than three years later, Mr. Vanderbilt would be among the victims in the sinking of the Lusitania.



Another article within the issue is "Fights for Lewis" which was Attorney General Wickersham stating that... See More  

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

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

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.

Complete in sixteen pages.