1971 Shooting of mafia boss Joseph Colombo...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 1, 1971



* Joseph Colombo shot at Columbus Circle

* Second Italian Unity Day protest rally

* Colombo crime family mafia mob boss

* Reference to "The Godfather" novel

* LAST ONE IN INVENTORY ****



The front page has a one column heading: "Colombo linked to Village" and four related photos. (see images)

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1967 Easter Sunday be-in... "Summer of Love"...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, March 30, 1967



* Central Park be-in - "Summer of Love" beginning

* Hippies - counterculture - Easter Sunday love



The front page has a heading: "Central Park Rite Is Medieval Pageant" with lead-in: "Be-In, Be-in, Being" with 3 related photos. Three full page pictorials inside. (see images)

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1967 Newark riots... Civil Rights movement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 20, 1967



* 1967 Newark, New Jersey race riots

* Civil Rights movement - urban decay

* Long, hot Summer of 1967 - arson

* "Summer of Love" era



The front page has a heading: "The Exploded City: Exercise in Futility" with 3 related photos including one of LeRoi Jones (Amiri Baraka). (see images) Coverage conti... See More  

1964 New York City school boycott... Freedom Day...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 6, 1964



* New York City public school boycott

* Freedom Day - Anti segregation

* 1960's Civil Rights Movement



The front page has a heading: "Boycott Strips Schools, Over Half Pupils Out" with related pictorial. (see images) First report coverage continues on a inside page.

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The historic Civil Rights Bill is signed into law, but trouble is brewing...

THE EVENING SUN, Baltimore, July 3, 1964  The front page is dominated by an ominous, two-line banner headline: "Governors Of Mississippi, Alabama Urge Defiance Of New Rights Law" with subhead: "Want It Tested In Court", referring to the historic Civil Rights Bill which passed just the day prior. Such actions would set the stage for much conflict and unrest in the Civil Rig... See More  

1961 Anniston & Birmingham bus attacks...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 29, 1961



* Anniston and Birmingham, Alabama

* Greyhound bus bombing - burning

* Civil Rights movement - freedom riders

* Racial segregation in the South

* Eyewitness account by Albert Bigelow



The top of page 3 has a heading: "ADA Hears Freedom Rider Tell of Alabama Incident" (see image) Article continues on ano... See More  

Civil rights activist Daisy Bates... Little Rock Nine...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Feb. 22, 1962



* Civil rights activist Daisy Bates

* Little Rock Central High School

* Integration crisis editorial - Negroes



Page 10 has a editorial by Mary Perot Nichols on NAACP leader Daisy Bates regarding the Little Rock Central High School segregation crisis. The heading reads: "P.S. to Little Rock Story Is Written in Villa... See More  

The march on Washington, and King's famous line: 'I have a dream..."

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Sept. 5, 1963  



* Martin Luther King Jr. - civil rights movement

* March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

* Rare mention of "I Have A Dream" quote



Page 5 has a lengthy & detailed article headed: "200,000 Invisible Men" above which is a photo captioned: "The Marchers In Washington". This is coverage of the famous Martin L... See More  

1963 Farmville, Virginia Civil Rights protests...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 1, 1963



* Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia

* Racial segregation in schools - civil rights protests



Page 3 has a heading: "It's A Long, Hot Summer In Prince Edward County" with lead-in: "Teachers to Virginia" and related photo. (see images) Article continues on a inside page.

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1965 Mississippi Civil Rights Movement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 2, 1965



* Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi

* Post Herbert Lee (activist) murder

* French artist & writer Tom Ungerer

* "Civil Right Bill" illustration



The front page has a Tomi Ungerer racist illustration titled: "Civil Rights Bill"

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Voting Rights Act of 1965 signed into law...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 12, 1965



* Voting Rights Act of 1965 signed into law

* Civil Rights Movement - racial discrimination

* President Lyndon B. Johnson - editorial



Page 9 has a editorial by Howard Moody headed: "The Challenge: A Bill Comes Due" with lead-in: "The Press of Freedom" (see images) Johnson signed the act just a few d... See More  

Martin Luther King Jr. speaks in 1967 Harlem...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York City, June 22, 1967



* Martin Luther King Jr. speech

* Hospital workers in Harlem

* "We shall overcome. No lie can live forever"



The front page has a heading: "The Coming of King: A Charismatic Moment" with photo. (see images) King's speech continues on the inside pages and includes his quote: "We shall overcome. No... See More  

1964 Bob Moses... Civil Rights activist...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 3, 1964



* Bob Moses - Civil Rights Movement activist

* Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party



Page 3 has a heading: "The Invisible Man Learns his Name" with lead-in: "Moses in Mississippi" and photo. (see images) Lengthy text continues on page 21.

I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their w... See More  

1966 March Against Fear... civil rights movement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, June 16, 1966



* James Meredith - civil rights activist

* March Against Fear in Mississippi

* Fight against racism - racial oppression



The top of page 13 under "The Press of Freedom" is a heading: "James Meredith, Optimist, Gives Fuel to Pressimism" See images for partial text.

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Selma-Montgomery march ruling... Johnson's voting bill...

WALL STREET JOURNAL, Pacific Coast Edition, March 18, 1965  On the front page under the heading "World Wide" reports "Johnson Sent his new Negro voting bill to Congress"; "Alabama Officials were barred from hindering a 50-mile civil-rights march" and "Martin Luther King, Jr. triumphantly announced the decision to hundreds of his followers massed before the c... See More  

Ku Klux Klan demonstration... Civil Rights...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Nov. 27, 1960



* Ku Klux Klan - KKK demonstration

* African Americans lunch counter sit-ins

* Atlanta Civil Rights movement



The top of page 5 has a two column heading: "Klansmen, Negroes Parade in Atlanta" with related photo. (see images)

Complete 1st section only with all 20 pages, some small binding holes along the spine, small tape mend on the front page, sm... See More  

1968 be-in... MLK funeral... Black Panthers...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, April 18, 1968



* Central Park be-in against racism (Yippies)

* Martin Luther King Jr. assassination - funeral

* Eldridge Cleaver & Bobby Hutton - Black Panthers



The front page has a heading: "Sunday in the Park: Yip-Out or Has-Been?" with 4 related photos. (see images) Coverage continues inside.

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1968 Poor People's Campaign... Jerry Garcia & Pigpen...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, May 9, 1968



* Poor People's Campaign - demonstration march

* Post Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination

* Ralph Abernathy - A. D. King photos

* Early Jerry Garcia & Pigpen photo - Grateful Dead



A great issue of this famous counter-culture newspaper as the front page has 3 related photos with heading: "Poor People's Campaign: Last Exit to ... See More  

1968 Fort Hood 43 Negro soldiers protest...

SPRINGFIELD SUNDAY REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, Aug. 25, 1968



* Fort Hood 43 - Negro soldiers protest

* Democratic National Convention

* Chicago, Illinois - Killeen, Texas



Page 10 has a three column heading: "43 Negro Soldiers at Ft. Hood Face Court Martial for Protest" (see images)

Complete with 50+ pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.



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1963 Civil Rights March on Washington...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, Aug. 28, 1963  



* Martin Luther King Jr.

* March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

* "I Have A Dream" speech fame



Near the bottom of the front page is a six-column headline concerning this historic Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C.: "100,000 Turn Out For Capital March Before Noon" with subheads and related photo.

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Did MLK endorse JFK in 1960 ?...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 3, 1960



* Martin Luther King Jr.

* John F. Kennedy - JFK

* 1960 Presidential campaign



The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "Negro Unit Charges King Aids Kennedy" (see images) The presidential was just a few days away.

Complete with 36 pages, light toning along the central fold, a little margins wear, generally good.... See More  

1961 Albany, Georgia movement... MLK...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 13, 1961



* Albany Movement - Georgia

* Desegregation & voters' rights

* Freedom Riders trial protests - arrests



The top of page 51 has a one column heading: "ALBANY, GA., JAILS 267 NEGRO YOUTHS" with subhead. (see images) Though not mentioned in this report, Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of main leaders in this civil rights movement.

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Cleve McDowell admmited at Old Miss...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, May 29, 1963



* Cleve McDowell - civil rights pioneer

* 1st black to attend Ole Miss school of law



The top of page 18 has a six column heading: "Ole Miss Is Ordered to Admit Second Negro Student" (see images)

Complete with 48 pages, library stamp within the masthead, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.... See More  

Martin Luther King Jr. sentenced to 4 months.......

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Oct. 26, 1960



* Martin Luther King Jr.

* Sentence to 4 months

* re. Atlanta sit-ins



The top of page 14 has a two column photo showing King in handcuffs and text witch begins with: "Negro Integration leader Dr. Luther King, Jr. was led away in Atlanta..." (see images)

Complete with 36 pages, some small binding holes along the spine, small library stamp wi... See More  

Jesse Jackson announces candidacy for president...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 4, 1983



* Jesse Jackson announces candidacy

* For president of the United States

* Civil rights activist



Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Provocative Candidate" with subhead: "Jackson Posing Broad Challenge to His Party" with photo. (see) The top of page 13 has a one column heading: "JACKSON DECLARES FORMAL CANDI... See More