March from Selma to Montgomery...

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  

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

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., March 10, 1965



* Selma to Montgomery, Alabama

* Martin Luther King Jr.

* 2nd march try - failure



The front page has a banner heading: "Selma Issues 'Halt-March' Ultimatum" with subhead. (see)

Complete with 34 pages, minor margin wear, generally nice.

1965 Malcolm X assassination...

GREAT BEND DAILY TRIBUNE, Kansas, Feb.  22, 1965 



* Malcolm X assassination

* Fiery Negro extremist



The front page has a three column heading: "Police Blame Malcolm X Killing On Mortal Enemies" (see)

Ten pages, close cut along the 1st column which causes unrelated loss of text, small library within masthead, otherwise good.... See More  

Martin Luther King wins Nobel Peace Prize...

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Mass., Oct. 14, 1964



* Martin Luther King Jr.

* Wins Nobel Peace Prize (1st report)



The front page has a two column heading: "Nobel Peace Prize Won By Martin Luther King" (see) First report coverage on Civil Rights activist, Martin Luther King Jr., winning the Nobel Peace Prize. He was the youngest person to ever win the prestigious award.

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Wendell Scott wins NASCAR race in 1963...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Dec. 2, 1963



* Wendell Scott wins NASCAR race

* 1st and only African American to do so

* Speedway Park, Jacksonville, Florida



The sport's section (page 3-C) has a brief report under the one column heading: "Extra Laps Win 100-Mile Race" which is a first report on the only African American to ever win a NASCAR race at it's top level. I assume the brief r... See More  

16th Street Baptist Church bombing...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., September 17, 1963



* 16th Street Baptist Church bombing

* Birmingham, Alabama Ku Klux Klan

* African-American girls killed

* Alabama Governor George Wallace



The front page has a one column heading: "Negroes Blame Wallace" with illustration of Wallace. (see) Coverage on the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama.

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Memorial service for Medgar Evers...

THE EVENING TELEGRAM, Herkimer - Ilion, New York, July 15, 1963  The front page has a two column, two line headline "Honor Medgar Evers Memory In Rainy Capitol Ceremony" which took place in Albany. "...Some of the demonstrators sat on the massive stone staircase of the Capitol, near the carving of the head of a Negro and a broken chain, a symbol of the freeing of the slaves. It... See More  

DETROIT NEWS, May 11, 1963 Two line, 6 col. head: "Racial Pact Hit By Ala. Mayor, Officials" with one column subheads: "Dr. King Claims Triumph" "City's Leaders Call Business Heads Spineless" and more on page 2. Complete issue in nice condition.

1st African American major city postmaster general...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 16, 1963



* Leslie N. Shaw

* 1st black postmaster



The top of page 17 has a two column heading: "First Negro in a Postmaster's Job" with photo. (see) First report coverage on Leslie N. Shaw becoming the first African American to become the postmaster of the major United States city.

Complete with all 72 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins... See More  

Martin Luther King Jr.... Albany movement...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Aug. 10, 1962 

 

* Albany Georgia civil rights rally - prayer

* Civil rights movement - voters' rights

* re. Martin Luther King Jr. arrest and in jail 



Page 3 of section B has a three column heading: "Dr. King's Wife Plans March as His Trial Starts in Georgia" (see) King would be freed from jail on this day for time served.

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Jackie Robinson & Bob Feller... inducted into the Hall of Fame...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, January 24, 1962 



* Bob Feller & Jackie Robinson inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. 

* Jackie Robinson becomes 1st African American to be so honored 



Page 6 has a one column headline: "Robinson, Feller Join Hall of Fame" 1st report coverage on Bob Feller and Jackie Robinson being inducted into Baseball's hal... See More  

Lousianna school integration...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Nov. 14, 1960 



* The front page has the dramatic 6 column headline: "La. Troopers Called to Close Schools" and "Legislators Defy U.S. Court Order". The coverage describing : "A caravan of state troopers massed on the fringes of New Orleans at dawn today, a few hours before five Negro girls were to enter the first of two white public schools",... See More  

Poplarville, MS lynching...

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 28, 1959 



* Poplarville, Mississippi

* Negro lynching - murder



This 32 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "FBI QUIZZES STUDENTS IN LYNCH PROBE" and

"Over 60 Agents Investigating Mississippi Mob Action". This is coverage on the lynching of negro Mack Parker in Poplarville, Mississippi.... See More  

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.



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Banned from hotel, Elgin Baylor refuses to play...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 17, 1959



*  Elgin Baylor refuses to play in West Virginia

* Negro team members banned from "white's only" hotel



The 1st column of the front page has heading: "Baylor, N.B.A. Star, Balks at Hotel Ban", which states in part: "Elgin Baylor, rookie star of the professional Minneapolis Lakers, refused to play tonight... in protest...&... See More  

Flashpoint for the school integration issue...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Aug. 19, 1958 



* Little Rock, Arkansas

* Negro students

* Central High School



The top of the front page has a six column headline: Little Rock to Fight Integration Ruling" with subheads. This concerning the integration of schools in Little Rock, Arkansas, a flashpoint for the who desegregation issue of the 1950's and 1960's.

Complete with 44 pages, sma... See More  

Little Rock Nine in 1957...

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, September 26, 1957



* Little Rock Nine

* Negro students - Arkansas

* Central High School



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "Calmest Day at Central School" with subheads. (see)



Complete with 6 pages, a few small binding holes along the spine, small library stamp within masthead, generally nice.



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Ghana, West Africa is born in 1957...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 6, 1957



* Dominion of Ghana, Africa is established

* Kwame Nkrumah is the first president



The top of the front page has a four column heading: "Negro Nation of Ghana is Born in Africa" with subhead and related photo. (see) More on p;ages 12 & 13 with photo of Kwame Nkrumah and related map.

Fifty-four pages, toning and minor wear along the central fol... See More  

Bobby Grier breaks Sugar Bowl color barrier...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Dec. 3, 1956



* Bobby Grier breaks color barrier

* 1956 Sugar Bowl classic

* Georgia Tech vs. Pitt



The top of page 23 has a two column heading: "Tainted Tech Tally Beats Pitt Team, 7-0" with subhead and lineups. (see) Other major bowl games reported as well.

Complete with all 28 pages, light toning at the margins,

nice condition.



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Martin Luther King & the Montgomery bus boycott: found guilty...

DAILY WORKER, New York, March 26, 1956 



* Martin Luther King Jr. found guilty

* Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott

* Pushed into the national spotlight



The top of the front page has: "Thousands Here Hail Convicted Alabama Leader" with the text beginning: "Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., leader of the historic anti-segregation bus boycott in the Montgomery, Ala., struggle, wa... See More  

Martin Luther King & the Montgomery bus boycott trial...

DAILY WORKER, New York, March 20, 1956  The top of the front page has: "Voids Charge Against 3 of 93 in Alabama Trial" which begins: "The mass trial of Negro bus boycott leaders began today... Alabama judge Eugene Carter dismissed charges against three defendants, but ordered that individual trials against 90 others get underway at once." The article continues: "Thetf... See More  

Autherine Lucy attends University of Alabama...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, February 8, 1956 



* Autherine Lucy attending University of Alabama 

* 1st African American student at Tuscaloosa, Alabama 



Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Demands Alabama U. Readmit Negro Girl" Two related photos are on the back page. Coverage on the 1st black student to attend the University of Alabama during the... See More  

Roy Campanella wins MVP for 3rd time...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, December 9, 1955



* Roy Campanella wins MVP for 3rd & final time

* Brooklyn Dodgers - MLB baseball



This 40 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 34: "Campanella Is Named MV for Third Time" and "Brooklyn Catcher Beats Out Duke Snider by Five Votes for 1955 Honor" with one column photo of Campy. (see)



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Emmett Till's murderer's trial... Not Guilty....

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Sam Jones.... 1st Negro to throw a no-hitter in Major League Baseball...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, May 13, 1955



* Sam Jones - Chicago Cubs

* 1st Negro to throw a no-hitter in Major League Baseball



The sport's section (page 11) has a two column heading: "HOW IT'S GETTING TO BE IN TOSSING NO-HITTERS IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES" First report coverage on the 1st Negro pitcher to throw a no-hitter in the MLB.

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