St. Joseph, Missouri Negro lynching...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 30, 1933.



* Lloyd Warner Negro lynching

* St. Joseph MO Missouri

* Verne C. Miller slaying

* Gangster era gunman - bootlegger



The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "MISSOURI OPENS LYNCHING INQUIRY" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the lynching of Negro Lloyd Warner in St. Joseph, Missouri.

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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.

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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.



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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....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 2, 1935



* Patterson v. Alabama decision

* United States Supreme Court case

* Scottsboro Boys rape case

* Jury of African-Americans



The front page has a one column heading: "2D SCOTTSBORO DEATH PENALTY UPSET BY COURT" with subhead. (see images) Coverage continues on page 14 with photo of Haywood Patterson.

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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.

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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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Cusseta, Georgia lynching...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, March 15, 1936 



* Philip Baker negro lynching 

* Cusseta, Georgia



This 80+ page newspaper has one column headlines on page 33 that include: "NEGRO IS LYNCHED BY MOB IN GEORGIA" "Body of Ex-Chain Gang Convict Found, Bullet Ridden, in Swamp Near Cusseta" and more. (see)



Tells of the lynching of negro Philip Baker in Cusseta, Geo... See More  

Jesse Owens wins Olympic tryouts...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 10, 1936 



* Jesse Owens broad jump w/ photo

* Pre-Olympic games in Berlin Germany

* To be in front of Adolph Hitler & Third Reich



The sport's section (page 23) has a two column heading: "Owens Rated in Class by Himself For Olympic Broad-Jump Laurels" with subhead and photo. (see) The Olympics would begin just a few weeks later.

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Adolf Hitler opens the 1936 Summer Olympics...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, August 1, 1936



* Olympics open in front of the Nazi Party



The front page has a three column, three line headline: "Olympic Games Given Rousing Sendoff Today At opening Ceremonies",  with subheading: "Huge Throngs Pack Stadium Despite Heavy Downpour; Roar Greeting to Hitler", and more. Coverage continues on an inside page... See More  

Jesse Owens wins his first gold medal at the Berlin Olympics...

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, Aug. 3, 1936



* Jesse Owens 100-meter gold medal victory

* Olympic games in Berlin Germany

* In front of Adolph Hitler & Third Reich



The bottom half of the front page has a one column head: "Jesse Owens Winner of 100 Meter Final", the text beginning: "Jesse Owens, Ohio State Negro sprinter, won the Olympic 100 meter championship today... See More  

Jesse Owens wins gold at the Berlin Olympics...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, August 5, 1936 



* Jesse Owens shines in track & field

* Olympic games in Berlin Germany

* In front of Adolph Hitler & Third Reich



The front page has a three column heading: "OWENS CAPTURES 200 IN 20.7 TO SCORE OLYMPIC TRIPLE" with subheads. (See) Much more in the sport's section. A sidebar to the Olympic games was Adolph Hitler's refu... See More  

Jesse Owens wins gold at the Berlin Olympics...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, August 6, 1936  



* Jesse Owens victories - 200 meter gold

* Olympic games in Berlin Germany



The front page of the sports section has a great wire photo of Jesse Owens crossing the finish line in the 200 meters with banner head: "JESSE OWENS MAKES IT A GRAND SLAM!" More on page 25 with head: "Negro Wins Sit Sourly With Nazis" Jesse Owens... See More  

Jesse Ownes is suspended... Berlin Olympic games come to an end...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 17, 1936 



* Negro star athlete Jesse Owens suspended

* Berlin Olympic games come to an end



The front page of the sport's section (inside) has a one column heading: "OWENS IS BARRED BY A.A.U.; READY TO BECOME A PRO" with subhead. (see) Also a two column heading: "Olympic Games End With Dramatic Flag Ceremony" (see)

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1936 Dalton, Georgia negro lynching...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, September 7, 1936 



* A.L. McCamy Negro lynching 

* Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia 



The front page has a small one column heading: "Suspect in Attack Lynched by Mob" (see) First report coverage on the lynching of Negro A. L. McCamy in Dalton, Georgia

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Abbeville, Alabama Negro lynching...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 5, 1937 



* Wesley Johnson Negro lynching 

* Abbeville, Henry County, Alabama 



The top of the front page has a small one column heading: "Acts to Impeach Sheriff After Alabama Lynching" (see) First report coverage on the lynching of Negro Wes Johnson at Abbeville, Alabama.

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Max Yergan... African American activist...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 15, 1937



* African American Max Yergan

* 1st Negro to be a faculty member in NYC colleges ?

* Baptist Missionary - activist

* National Negro Congress president



Page 13 has a small one column heading: "Negro For College Post" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on Yergan possibly becoming the first African-American faculty member ever hired at one ... See More  

Joe Louis becomes Champion...

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Harriet Tubman's gravesite erected...

SECTION 2 ONLY of the New York Times, July 25, 1937



* Harriet Tubman - African American abolitionist

* Gravesite gravestone marker erection

* Auburn, Cayuga County, New York



Page 4 of this section has a small one column heading: "Mark Ex-Slave's Grave" with subhead: "Women at Auburn Honor 'Aunt Harriet' of 'Underground Railroad'" (see) First report ... See More  

Joe Louis... Brown Bomber...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, April 2, 1938 



* Joe Louis - Brown Bomber 

* Heavyweight boxing champion of the World 



This 32 page newspaper has a six column headline on page 10: "Louis Knocks Out Thomas in Chicago to Keep Title" with subheads, round by round reports and a related photo.



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1938 Arabi, Georgia Negro lynching...

THE EVENING NEWS, Detroit, July 10, 1938



* Arabi, Crisp County, Georgia

* John Dukes - Negro lynching - burning

 

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "MOB IN GEORGIA BURNS NEGRO FOR KILLING OFFICER" with subheads. (see images)

Complete 1st section only with 10 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, nice condition.... See More