Negro boys reform school fire disaster....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 6, 1959 



* Little Rock AR Arkansas

* Negro reform school fire disaster (1st report)



The front page has one column headings: "FIRE KILLS 21 BOYS IN REFORM SCHOOL", "47 Negroes Escape Locked Dormitory in Arkansas".  This is 1st report coverage on the fire disaster at the State Training School for Delinquent Negro Boys.



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Race riot in Rolling Fork, Mississippi....

THE DAILY JOURNAL, Wilmington, North Carolina, December 12, 1875



* Rolling Fork, Mississippi

* Race riot - Negroes



An uncommon title from the South during the post Civil War reconstruction era. Contains news of the day with many interesting advertisements.

The front page has one column headings that include: "MISSISSIPPI" "Riot In Issaquena County" "More Negro Trou... See More  

General Scott offered command of the Rebel Army...

NEW YORK TIMES, April 25, 1861  Among the front page one column headlines are: "NEWS OF THE WAR" "Condition of Affairs at the National Capital" "The New York and Massachusetts Troops there" "Gen. Beauregard Reconnoitering" "Jeff. Davis Said to be at Richmond" "General Scott Offered Command of the Rebel Army" "The Virginians Thre... See More  

Springfield, Illinois race riots.... Negro lynched...

THE OMAHA DAILY NEWS, Omaha, Nebraska, August 18, 1908



* Springfield, Illinois

* Race riots - Negroes



The front page has one column headlines: "MOB SPIRIT RULES", "Two More Victims Are Dead", "List of Fatalities Reaches Seven and Others May Die", "Further Outbreaks Feared" and more (see photos). This is coverage on the the Sp... See More  

South Carolina repeals secession...

NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 20, 1865



* Reconstruction era



Among the front page column heads are: "The Home of Secession" "Meeting of the Constitutional Convention" "The Ordinance of Secession Repealed" "Report in Favor of the Abolition of Slavery" which is a report from Columbia, S.C. also: "Trial of Capt. Wirz"

Eight pages, very nice condition.... See More  

M.E. Norman steamboat disaster...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 9, 1925 



* M.E. Norman steamer disaster (1st report) 

* Negro Tom Lee (hero) 

* Memphis, Tennessee 



The front page has one column headlines that include: "4 DEAD, 14 MISSING AS VESSEL UPSETS IN THE MISSISSIPPI", "The Norman, Carrying Mid-South Engineers, Suddenly Goes Down Near Memphis", "Many Noted Men Aboard" and m... See More  

Victory in Kentucky... Captain Gordon does not have sentence commuted...

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Feb. 7, 1862  Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "War Against Treason!" "Gen. Lane's Expedition" "The Rebel Fleet In Motion" "The War In Missouri & Kentucky" "Rebel Cavalry Defeated In Kentucky" "The Attack On Ft. Henry" "Gen. Grant Returned to Paducah" and more. Also ... See More  

Much on Black soldiers...

THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 11, 1863



* Rare pro-South Union paper

* Negroes - soldiers - troops



Described as "The Hottest Rebel Sheet to be found in the North or the South", this newspaper opposed the war and attracted the hatred of the Republicans and the Lincoln administration. It insisted that slavery could not be prohibited by law. So obnoxious was this paper to Unionists... See More  

Sherman's advance through Georgia...

NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 18, 1864 



* William T. Sherman's march to the sea

* Savannah GA Georgia reached



Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "From Gen. Sherman" "Savannah Closely Besieged" "A Formal Demand for the Surrender of the City" "If Not Surrendered in Two Days Fire to be Opened Upon It" "The Effect of Sherman&... See More  

Slaves on a slave ship are liberated...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 9, 1860



* Slavery - slaves



Page 9 has over half a column titled: "The Latest Slave Capture" which is a fascinating article on the liberation of some 450 slaves from the ship. A few bits include: "...the increasing odor placed beyond all doubt the fact that the bark had under her hatches a cargo of negroes. And now we began to hear a sort of suppressed mo... See More  

Slave-catching by soldiers...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Dec. 13, 1861  Page 5 has: "THE WAR FOR THE UNION" "Slave-Catching by Soldiers" "The New Fugitive Slave Law" "The Confiscation Bill Safe" "The Case of Commander Poor" "Traitors in the Land Office Yet". Page 4 has: "Arming Negroes" and other war news.

Eight pages, very nice condition.

Front page Civil War map of Florida...

THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, January 31, 1862 



* Cedar Keys Florida

* Civil War map



The front page has a Civil War map headed: "Cedar Keys and Its Railroad Connection to Fernandina, Florida". Maps of the Civil War showing the greater portion of Florida are very uncommon. There are nice first column heads as well including: "War Against Treason!" "Rebel Steamer &#... See More  

Negro league... Satchel Paige...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 21, 1936



* Rare Negro League baseball reporting

* Early Satchel Paige as pitcher



This 40 page newspaper has small one column headings on page 18: "Nashville Giants Score" and "Crawfords Also Win at Langford Benefit Card Before 18,000"



See photo for brief text on two Negro league baseball games. Notice the name ""Paige" as o... 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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Conversations of a slave and Jews...

BOSTON RECORDER & TELEGRAPH, March 17, 1826  The front page has: "Four Jews Converted by Reading the New Testament" (see), and page 2 includes: "Conversion of a Kentucky Slave". Four pages, very nice condition.

Planters arm their slaves...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, March 11, 1865 



* Abraham Lincoln proclamation

* Arming slaves



Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "Good News From Sherman!" "Sherman 40 Miles from Raleigh" "Whites & Blacks Flock to Him" "Negro Panic At Conscription" "The Planters Arm Their Slaves Against It" & more.

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Arming the slaves?...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 24, 1865



* General William T. Sherman march up the coast

* Arming the slaves? South's last hope



This genuine newspaper has a wealth of Civil War reporting from during Abraham Lincoln's administration. Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are: "THE SOUTH", "Rebel News, Rumors and Speculations", "THE MILITARY SITUATION&... See More  

Negro lynching in Braden, Tennessee...

ALLEGANY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, October 18, 1895



* Braden TN Tennessee

* Negro lynching

* Gruesome coverage



This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "A TERRIBLE EXPIATION", "Tortured, Mutilated, Lynched and Beheaded", "Penalty Meted Out To A Negro" and more. See photos for 1st report coverage on the lynchin... 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  

Ada Lois Sipuel vs. Supreme Court ruling...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 13, 1948



* Ada Lois Sipuel - Supreme Court ruling (1st report)

* Sipuel v. Board of Regents of University of Oklahoma

* Law school for African Americans



This 52 page newspaper has a two column headline near the bottom of the front page: "Supreme Court Orders Oklahoma to Admit a Negro to Law School". Text continues on the back page (p. 52) with a one c... See More  

Alfred Vanderbilt weds... William H Lewis being ousted out the American Bar Association...

VALLEY SENTINEL, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, March 5, 1912  The front page features a large photo of Mrs. Alfred G. Vanderbilt, whom he had just recently married. Just slightly more than three years later, Mr. Vanderbilt would be among the victims in the sinking of the Lusitania.



Another article within the issue is "Fights for Lewis" which was Attorney General Wickersham stating that... See More  

1965 Watts riots.. Los Angeles CA....

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, August 17, 1965



* Watts Riots

* Los Angeles, California



This 10 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Defiant Snipers, Police Duel In L.A. Negro Area"



Coverage on the Watts riots in Los Angeles California. Other news of the day.



Minor spine wear, otherwise in good condition.



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Ban of black golf players broken for the first time...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, January 18, 1952



* PGA Professional Golfers Association

* Ban of black players broken for the 1st time



This 40 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 36: "Kroll Shatters Course Standard at San Diego" and "Fire Seven-Under 65 for Three-Stroke Lead; Louis Becomes First Negro to Play in PGA Event"



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M.E. Norman steamboat disaster...

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, May 9, 1925



* M.E. Norman steamer disaster (1st report)

* Negro Tom Lee (hero)

* Memphis, Tennessee



This 16 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "More Than 20 Persons Perish in River Disaster on the Mississippi; Government Steamer Capsizes" with subheads. This is a 1st report coverage on the M.E. Norman steamer sinking at ... See More  

1811 James Madison...

NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Jan. 12, 1811  As would be expected from this title, a considerable amount of reporting from Congress including all of pages 1 & 2. Pg. 3 has "An Act..." of Congress for the relief of distressed seamen, signed in type: James Madison (bit close-trimmed here: see). The back page has a "$100 Reward" ad for a runaway mulatto slave,... See More