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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New York Yankees Win the World Series... First to include an African-American...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Oct.7, 1947 



* New York Yankees Win World Series (Champions)

* First World Series to include an African American

* Jackie Robinson - Brooklyn Dodgers



The front page of section 2 (sports) has a banner headline: "YANKEES WIN SERIES; MacPHAIL RETIRES" with subheads, related photos and box scores. Another related photo on the back page. This was the first ... 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  

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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Jewish Holocaust... Nazi atrocities... Cold-blooded murder...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 4, 1944  Page 6 has one column headlines: "POLE SAYS NAZIS PLAN SLAVE TOWN," "Reports 75,000-Acre Plot in Poland Even Contains Permanent Factories".

Page 4 has a one column headline: "Senators Appeal on Hungary's Jews" with subhead:"Foreign Relations Committee Pleads with People to Stop 'Cold-Blooded Murder' ".... See More  

Major Jimmy Stewart, pilot in World War II...

NEW YORK TIMES, April 14, 1944 



* Jimmy Stewart as a World War II pilot

* American Hollywood movie actor



Page 3 has a small, rather inconspicuous report of famed actor Jimmy Steward  co-piloting a Liberator plane over Germany. Headed: "Stewart Co-Pilot in New Attack" it includes: "Maj. Jimmy Stewart, former film star, led one group of Liberators over Oberpfaffenhof... See More  

PM DAILY, New York, N.Y., dated January 20. 1944.



Headlines on the frontpage read "Answering Stimson oOn Labor and the War" "Russians Blast - Nazis at Leningrad & 'Appeasers' in U.S., Britain" "Higher Food Prices" "Bolivian Riddle" "The Negro Seeks Equality - A Tale of Four Cities". The paper features other war news and stories of the day.... See More  

Jazz Pianist Thomas "Fats" Waller Death...

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Willie Vinson lynching... Racial riots occuring in Beaumont, Texas...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, June 17, 1943



* Beaumont, Texas racial riots

* Marianna, Florida negro lynching



The back page has two column headings: "Texas City Under Martial Law As Races Clash in Beaumont Riots" "Negro's Attack on Woman Starts Violence in Which White Man Is Killed and Work at Shipyard Halted"

Also a small one column heading: "Florida Prisoner... 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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Death of George Washington Carver...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 6, 1943



* Death of Dr. George Washington Carver



This 42 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 25 that include: "DR. CARVER IS DEAD; NEGRO SCIENTIST", "Son of Slave Parents Who Made Experiments as Member of Tuskegee Faculty" and more. Included is a one column photo of him.

Slightly browned with minor margin wear, otherwise in nice co... 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  

"Cabin in the Sky" premiere review....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 26, 1940



* Cabin in the Sky 1st review

* Broadway musical w/ Ethel Waters



This 36 page newspaper has the very 1st review of the all black cast Broadway musical "Cabin in the Sky"

Page 19 has a heading: "Ethel Waters Heads Players of 'Cabin in the Sky,' a Musical Fantasy With a Negro Cast" with photo of Waters and list of cast (see ima... See More  

Austin Callaway lynching... The Blitz...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 9, 1940 



* Austin Callaway, LaGrange, Georgia lynching  

* The Blitz (1st Phase) (early report) 

* Germany bombs London England 



The front page has a nice banner headline: "MIGHTY NAZI AIR FLEETS AGAIN BOMB LONDON; DOCKS AND PLANTS HIT, FIRES RAGE, 400 DEAD; GOERING DIRECTING 'NEW PHASE OF THE WAR'" with subheads. (see) L... See More  

Booker T. Washington... First African-American on a stamp...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 8, 1940



* Booker T. Washington

* First African-American on a  postage stamp

* Philatelic, stamp collecting interest



Page 21 has a report announcing what would be the first African-American to appear on a United States postage stamp, the article is headed: "Farley Sells First. B. T. Washington Stamp And Lauds 'Negro Moses' at Tuskegee." (see)... See More