Maryville, Missouri Negro lynching...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, January 12, 1931 



* Raymond Gunn lynching 

* Maryville MO Missouri

* Burned atop a schoolhouse 



The front page has one column headings: "Mob Burns Negro To Death On School Roof" "Building Made Funeral Pyre; Victim Chained To Prevent His Escape" and more. (see) Early, same day 1st report coverage on the lynching of Negr... See More  

1931 Chicago housing protests... race riot...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 4, 1931



* 1931 Chicago housing protests

* Eviction of Diana Gross - Negro

* Africans Americans vs. police

* Unemployment - Great Depression



The front page has a nice banner headline: "REDS RIOT; 3 SLAIN BY POLICE" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. A few related photos are on the back page. Great to have in this Chicago publication. Very rare as... See More  

Blountstown, Florida Negro lynchings...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 30, 1931 



* Richard & Charles Smoke lynching 

* Blountstown, Florida 



This 60+ page newspaper has one column headlines on page 16: "TWO NEGROES KILLED BY MOB IN FLORIDA" and "Lynched After Release From Prison on Bail Under Charge of Attacking Ranger". This tells of the lynching of negro brothers Charles and Richard Smoke in... See More  

Crockett, Texas Negro lynching...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, April 3, 1932



* Dave Tillis negro lynching

* Crockett, Texas



This 70+ page newspaper has a very small and discrete one column heading on page 6: "Negro Is Lynched in Texas". Tells of the lynching of Negro Dave Tillis in Crockett, Texas.



Other news of the day throughout. Rag edition in great condition.

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Charles W. Chesnutt death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 16, 1932



* Charles W. Chesnutt death

* African American author

* Post Civil War South



Page 17 has a one column heading: "C. W. CHESNUTT, NEGRO AUTHOR, DIES" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Charles W. Chesnutt, African American author and political activist. I suspect this is one of the few publications to report th... See More  

Ringgold, Louisiana Negro lynching...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 20, 1933 



* Nelson Nash, Negro lynching - hanging

* Ringgold, Bienville Parish, Louisiana 



Page 4 has one column headings: "MOB LYNCHES NEGRO IN LOUISIANA SLAYING" "Police Say Prisoner Confessed Killing of Bank Cashier, Who Died Protecting His Wife"

First report coverage on the lynching of Negro Nelson Nash in Ringgold, Louisiana.... See More  

Tuscaloosa AL negro lynchings...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 14, 1933  This 30 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "ALABAMA MOB KILLS 2 INDICTED NEGROES" "A Third Is Carried Off by Armed Men, Who Waylay Sheriff and Deputies" and more. (see)



Tells of the lynching of Negroes Dan Pippen & A.T. Hardin in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.



Other news of the day throughout. Light bro... See More  

Princess Anne MD negro lynching...

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, Albany, New York, October 19, 1933  This 44 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 21: "MARYLAND MOB LYNCHES NEGRO DESPITE POLICE" "Ritchie Directs Inquiry--Blames Judge and Prosecutor".



This tells of the lynching of Negro George Armwood in Princess Anne, Maryland.



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St. Joseph MO negro lynching...

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, Albany, New York, November 29, 1933 This 20 page newspaper has various headlines on the front page that include: "INQUIRY ORDERED IN MISSOURI MOB'S BURNING OF NEGRO", "Negro Attacker of Women Lynched By Mob at St. Joseph, Mo., Prison", "'Did All I Could' Sheriff Says; Eye-Witness Describes Attack" and more.



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Haywood Patterson death sentence... Scottsboro Boys....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 2, 1933



* Scottsboro  Boys rape case

* Haywood Patterson death sentence



The front page has a one column heading: "SCOTTSBORO NEGRO AGAIN CONDEMNED" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on Haywood Patterson sentenced to death for rape in the famous Scottsboro Boys case. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famo... See More  

Hazard, Kentucky Negro lynching...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 25, 1934.



* Rex Scott Negro lynching

* Hazard, Kentucky

* Perry County



The back page has one column headings "KENTUCKY MOB HANGS NEGRO TORN FROM JAIL", "Sheriff and Posse Reach Scene as Masked Crowd Disperses--First Lynching of 1934" First report coverage on the lynching of Negro Rex Scott in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky.

Other news, spor... See More  

Kirbyville, Texas negro lynching...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, June 22, 1934 



* Son Griggs negro lynching 

* Kirbyville, Texas 



This 42 page newspaper has small one column headlines on the back page (pg. 42) "HANG, SHOOT, DRAG NEGRO" "Texas Mob Lynches Prisoner Arrested With White Woman"



Tells of the lynching of Negro Son Griggs in Kirbyville, Texas.



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Bastrop, Louisiana Negro lynching...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, July 10, 1934 



* Andrew McLeod negro lynching 

* Bastrop, Louisiana 



This 22 page newspaper has one column headings on page 3: "Attacker of Girl Lynched in South" and "300 Storm Jail and Stage Hanging". This is 1st report coverage on the lynching of Andrew McLeod in Bastrop, Louisiana.



Other news, sp... See More  

Lambert MS negro lynching...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York,  August 14, 1934  This 38 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 24 that include: "MISSISSIPPI MOBS LYNCH 2 NEGROES" "Masked Bands Take Victims from Deputies, Hang Them for Killing White Men" and more. (see)



Tells of the lynchings of Robert Jones & Smith Hovey in Michigan City, Mississippi.



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Shelbyville, Tennesse lynch mob burns courthouse....

THE DETROIT NEWS, December 20, 1934



* Shelbyville Courthouse Square Historic District - Tennessee

* Lynching mob burns down after Negro is transferred



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "Troops Invade Mob-Torn City" with subhead. (see)

Complete with 52 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.



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Slayden, Mississippi Negro lynching...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, March 13, 1935 



* Ab Young negro lynching 

* Slayden, Mississippi 



This 40 page newspaper has one column headings on page 3: "NEGRO IS LYNCHED BY MISSISSIPPI" "Accused of Murder, He Sings Hymn as Rope Is Placed Around His Neck"



Tells of the lynching of Ab Young in Slayden, Mississippi.



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

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 2, 1935



* Patterson v. Alabama decision

* United States Supreme Court case

* Scottsboro Boys rape case

* Jury of African-Americans



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "NEW TRIAL ORDERED BY SUPREME COURT IN SCOTTSBORO CASE" with subheads. (See) Much more on page 15 with complete text of U.S. Supreme Court ruling.

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

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  

Oxford, Mississippi Negro lynching...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 19, 1935.



* Ellwood Higginbotham Negro lynching

* Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi



Page 21 has small one column headings: "MOB LYNCHES NEGRO" "Mississippi Prisoner Seized as Jury Debates Murder Case" First report coverage on the lynching of Ellwood Higginbotham at Oxford, Mississippi.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. ... See More  

White Bluff TN negro lynching...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, November 5, 1935  This 52 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 37: " FIVE MEN LYNCH NEGRO ON TENNESSEE ROAD" "Man Accused of Slapping White Woman Is Taken From Officers in White Bluff Business Street"



This tells of the lynching of Baxter Ball in White Bluff, Tennessee.



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Ozie Powell... Scottsboro Boys....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 25, 1936



* Scottsboro  Boys rape case

* Ozie Powell shot - escape attempt



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "SCOTTSBORO NEGRO SHOT TRYING BREAK AS HE STABS GUARD" with subheads. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 32 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on very high quality newspri... See More  

RMS Queen Mary completes maiden voyage...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts MA June 1, 1936



* RMS Queen Mary completes maiden voyage

* Famous ocean liner arrives in America for 1st time



This 8 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "Queen Mary Fails Record, Docks Today".



Tells of the completion of her maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New York City.



Other news of the day. Light... See More  

Jesse Owens wins Olympic tryouts...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, sport's section only, July 12, 1936 



* Jesse Owens 100-meter & broad jump

* Olympic games in Berlin Germany tryouts

* To be in front of Adolph Hitler & Third Reich



The front of this section has a five column headline: "Owens Beats Metcalfe in 100-Meter Dash Finals" with subheads and related photo. (see) The Olympics would begin just a few ... See More  

Jesse Owens wins gold at the Berlin Olympics...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 3, 1936 



* Jesse Owens 100-meter gold medal victory

* Olympic games in Berlin Germany

* In front of Adolph Hitler & Third Reich



The front page has a one column heading: "OWENS BREAKS WORLD RECORD IN OLYMPICS" with subhead. First report coverage continues in section 2 (sports) with related photo.

A sidebar to the Olympic games was Adolph Hit... See More  

Archie Williams wins gold at the Berlin Olympics...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, August 8, 1936 



* Archie Williams wins gold medal

* African American 400m victory

* Olympics games in Berlin Germany



The front page of the sport's section has a nice banner headline: "WILLIAMS WINS 400 METER RUN" with subheads and wire photo. (see)

A sidebar to the Olympic games was Adolph Hitler's refusal to acknowledge the achievements of ... See More