Satchel Paige makes his 1st MLB start.....

THE NEW YORK TIMES,  August 4, 1948 



* Satchel Paige makes 1st MLB baseball start

* Negro star at 42 years old - Cleveland Indians



The sport's section (page 26) has a three column heading: "Indians Win and Lead League" with subheads: "PAIGE AS STARTER GETS FIRST VICTORY" "Gives 7 Hits Before Retiring for Pinch Hitter in 7th--Indians Top Senators, 5-3&q... See More  

Satchel Paige's 1st MLB victory...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, July 16, 1948



* Satchel Paige 1st MLB baseball win

* Negro star at 42 years old

* Cleveland Indians



This 38 page newspaper has two column headlines in the sport's section (page30): "Pacesetting Indians Sweep Twin Bill With Aspiring A's", "Ancient Satchel Paige in First Major League Mound Victory as Cleveland Wins 6-1... See More  

1948 Reginald Weir... 1st black in U.S. Open tennis...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 12, 1948 



* Reginald Weir - African American 

* 1st black in U.S. Open tennis championship 



This 48 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "ARABS BLAST BLOCK OF JEWISH AGENCY; 11 KILLED, 86 HURT" "Explosive Is Believed Carried to Scene in Car Stolen From Our Consulate General" and more.



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First World Series to include African American comes to close...

New York Yankees Win World Series...

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, October 7, 1947 



* New York Yankees Win World Series

* First World Series to include an African American

* Jackie Robinson - Brooklyn Dodgers



The sport's section (page 14) has a six column headline:



"N.Y. Pitching, Hitting, Deciding Factor"



with subheads, related photo and box scores. This was the first World Series to incl... See More  

Dan Bankhead: first Negro Major League pitcher...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 27, 1947  This 46 page newspaper has a five column headline on page 27: "Pirates Rout Dodgers on 20-Hit Attack," with subheads that includes: "Bankhead Hits Home Run" "But Negro Pitcher Is Routed With Gregg--Ostermueller Triumphs on Mound," and more with related photos, one showing Bankhead crossing home plate after home run. Box scores... See More  

Willard Brown 1st black American League Home Run...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 14, 1947  This 48 page newspaper has a one column headline on page 30: "BROWNS DOWN TIGERS AFTER 7-1 SETBACK" with box scores. (see)



Tells of negro player Willard Brown becoming the first black player to hit a home run in the American League. Nice to have in this famous NYC title.



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

Jackie Robinson's 1st MLB home run...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., April 19. 1947



* Jackie Robinson's 1st home run

* 1st Negro in Major league baseball

* Brooklyn Dodgers "The Bums"



The sport's section (page 14) has a one column heading: "Giants Hot Six Homers, Win 10-4" Text includes: "....Negro Infielder Jackie Robinson of the Brooks hit a homer for the Dodgers..." This was in fact Robi... See More  

Jackie Robinson's first regular-season game... Auschwitz commander hung...

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Pickens, North Carolina Negro lynching...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, February 18, 1947 



* Willie Earle, Pickens NC lynching 



This 52 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 9: "PRISONER LYNCHED IN SOUTH CAROLINA" "Taken From Jail by 25 Armed Men, He is Stabbed and Shot and Body Left by Roadside" and more. (see)



Tells of the lynching of negro Willie Earle in Pickens, North Carolina.



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Monroe GA lynchings...

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, July 27, 1946.



* Roger Malcolm & George Dorsey w/ wives

* Monroe GA Georgia negro massacre (1st report)



This 12 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "Mob of White Men Slaughter Four Negroes", "Two Women Victims; Georgia Lynching Follows Stabbing". 1st report coverage of the murder lynchings of four Negr... See More  

Boxer Jack Johnson Death...

EVENING CHRONICLE, Allentown, Pennsylvania, June 11, 1946 



* Heavyweight boxer Jack Johnson... 

* Death report...  1st report... 



This 24 page newspaper has a one column headline on page 16: "Jack Johnson, First Negro Heavy Champ, Killed in Auto Crash" (see photos for text here).



Other news of the day including period advertising. This issue has small bind... See More  

Jackie Robinson baseball debut...

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.



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Jackie Robinson breaks the color barrier in 1946...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 18, 1946 



* Jackie Robinson breaks the color barrier

* Organized professional baseball 1st Negro



Although Jackie Robinson was the first African-American to play a major league game in 1947, he had already broken another significant color barrier the year prior as a member of the Montreal Royals, the AAA farm team of the Dodgers. As noted in Wikipedia: &quo... See More  

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

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, November 24, 1944 



* James T. Scales, Pikeville, Tennessee lynching 

* Great World War II coverage 



The back page has one column headings: "YOUTH IS LYNCHED AT A REFORMATORY" "Negro Taken From Tennessee Jail and Shot After Warden's Daughter Is Slain" (see) First report coverage on the lynching of Negro teen James T. Scale... See More  

Train collision in Stockton, Georgia...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 6, 1944 



* Stockton, Georgia 

* Atlantic Coast Line Railroad 

* Trains collision 



This 60+ page newspaper has a somewhat discrete one column headline on page 32: "45 NEGROES KILLED IN SOUTHERN WRECK". 1st report coverage on the Stockton, Georgia train collision that killed many Negro railroad laborers.



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United Negro College Fund founded....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 1, 1944



* UNCF founded

* United Negro College Fund starts



Page 17 has brief, discrete but eventful article with one column headings: "Drive To Open Wednesday" "United Negro College Fund Seeks to Raise $1,500,000" See image for text here.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 34 pages, rag edition, light staining on front p... See More  

Charlie Chaplin...

PM DAILY, New York, N.Y., dated February 15, 1944.



Headlines on the frontpage read "Poles Backing Down Before Soviet" "Hearst Cries Out For Disunity" "Negro Fliers Helped Hold Bridgehead Below Rome" "lewis' Stooge Tells GOP Lewis Can Be Had". The paper features other war news and stories of the day.



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Jazz Pianist Thomas Fats Waller Death In 1943...

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Detroit race riots....

WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, Wilmington, North Carolina, June 22, 1943  This 10 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "DETROIT PLACED UNDER ARMY LAW" with subhead. (see)



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day with much on World War II. Light browning, little margin wear, otherwise in good condition.



wikipedia notes: The Detroit Race Riot broke out i... See More  

Beaumont, Texas race riot...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, June 16, 1943



* Beaumont, Texas race riot



This 42 page newspaper has two column headlines on the back page (page 42): "Texas City Under Martial Law As Races Clash in Beaumont Riots" and "Negro's Attack on Woman Starts Violence in Which White Man Is Killed and Work at Shipyard Halted".



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

Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Jake Lamotta...

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, February 6, 1943



* Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Jake Lamotta

* 2nd fight - Robinson's 1st ever loss

* Boxing - Boxers



This 22 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 9: "ROBINSON WIN STRING BROKEN" and "La Motta Floors Negro as He Takes Decision". This was the famous second fight in which LaMotta beat Robinson.

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George Washington Carver death in 1943...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, January 6, 1943



* Dr. George Washington Carver death

* Black scientist & educator

* Born into slavery



The top of page 19 has a one column heading: "CARVER, SLAVE WHO BECAME A SCIENTIST, DIES" with subhead and small photo of Carver. First report coverage on the death of George Washington Carver.

Complete with all 30 pages, light toning at the margins, s... See More  

Charlie Lang and Ernest Green double-lynching...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, October 13, 1942  This 40 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 25: "2 Negro Boys Lynched" "Victims, 14, Accused of Attacking Girl, Hanged in Mississippi".



Tells of the lynching of two negro boys in Shubuta, Mississippi which is near Meridian.



Other news of the day throughout including much on World War II. Light browning, othe... See More  

PM SUNDAY, New York, N.Y., dated May 10, 1942.



Headlines on the frontpage read "What's Coming? - An Answer by Vice President Wallace" "Our Sea Attack Will Continue - Gen. Mac Arthur" "Jean Muir Demands Fair Deal For Negro Themes in Movies". The paper features other war news and stories of the day.



This is a complete issue in two-sections and is in nice conditi... See More  

A newspaper for the African-American community...

THE AFRO-AMERICAN, Baltimore, Jan. 11, 1941  Rather rare that we receive issues of this newspaper published for the African-American community in the Baltimore vicinity.

As would be expected, the vast majority of the content is focused on African-American achievements, news, and day-to-day news items.

Complete in 24 pages, formatted much like all newspapers of the era. Good condition.... See More