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702528

Robert Elliot's speech in defense of the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871...

Item #702528

April 02, 1971

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 2, 1871  The most notable item is found on the front page under the heading: "WASHINGTON - Continued Debate on the Shellabarger Bill in the House - Speech of Elliot, the Colored Member...", and more which includes a summary of his speech and a reaction of those in support of his arguments against those who resisted the act.

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701450

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

Item #701450

November 27, 1960

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  

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701382

Civil Rights March on Washington... "I have a dream..." fame...

Item #701382

August 30, 1963

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Aug. 30, 1963 



* Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. "I Have a Dream" speech fame

* March on Washington D.C. (THE DAY AFTER)

* Fight for Civil Rights era original




The top of page 2 has a three column photo showing the National Mall with small heading: "After the March" Also a one column heading: "Leaders Urge More Marches" (see images)

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698690

Civil Rights Bill in 1874...

Item #698690

August 16, 1874

RICHMOND DAILY WHIG, Aug. 16, 1874



* re. Civil Rights Act of 1875 (Enforcement Act)

* Reconstruction era - Blacks




Here is a uncommon publication from the capital of the Confederacy just a decade earlier. This issue measures 25 x 18 inches.

The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "The Civil Rights Bill" (see images)

Complete with 4 pages, a little spine wear, nice condition.... See More  

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696932

1963 Civil Rights March on Washington...

Item #696932

August 28, 1963

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.

It was at ... See More  

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696862

Martin Luther King Jr. is arrested...

Item #696862

July 28, 1962

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., July 28, 1962 

 

* Albany Georgia civil rights rally - prayer

* Martin Luther King Jr. arrest and put in jail  (day of)




Page 6 has a two column heading: "Negro Strategists Map Plans In Racial Assault" (see) King and his associates would be arrested shortly after this publication was released.

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696693

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. arrested...

Item #696693

April 13, 1963

THE PRATT DAILY TRIBUNE, Kansas, April 13, 1963



* Martin Luther King Jr. arrested

* Birmingham civil rights campaign

* Southern Christian Leadership Conference




The top of the back page has a one column heading: "Negro Student Help Sought" Civil unrest in Birmingham would continue for weeks with many confrontations between black youth and white civic authorities.

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696674

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

Item #696674

December 13, 1961

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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696624

Martin Luther King Jr. in 1962...

Item #696624

July 28, 1962

THE DETROIT NEWS, July 28, 1962 

 

* Albany Georgia civil rights movement

* Martin Luther King Jr. announces visit




The bottom of page 6-B has a one column heading: "Integration Leader to Speak Here" with small photo of King. (see image)

Complete with 22 pages, small library stamps within the masthead, a few small binding holes along the spine, nice condition.... See More  

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696447

Emancipation illustration... A letter on Frederick Douglass...

Item #696447

January 12, 1867

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Jan. 12, 1867  The front page is taken up with a print: "Isaac Watts and His Mother at the Prison-Gate" which has an accompanying article.

The feature of the issue is a letter to the editor headed: "Frederick Douglass" which provides some detail of a man who encountered him as a passenger on a railroad train. One portion notes: "...I be... See More  

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696429

Cleve McDowell admmited at Old Miss...

Item #696429

May 29, 1963

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  

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696428

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

Item #696428

July 19, 1960

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 19, 1960



* Martin Luther King Jr.

* Civil rights movement leader

* Acquitted of income tax evasion (perjury)




Page 21 has a small one column heading: "Dr. King Is Cleared In 2d Perjury Case" (see)

Complete with 50 pages, minor margin wear, light toning along the central fold, nice condition.



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696257

Marion, Alabama Civil Rights march.....

Item #696257

February 20, 1965

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass.. February 20, 1965



* Marion, Alabama civil rights march

* Selma to Montgomery march prelude




The top of page 7 has a two column heading: "Four Demands Made By Alabama Negroes" (see images) Many believe this event lead to the famous Selma to Montgomery civil right march.

Complete with 20 pages, light toning at the margins, minor spine wear, generally nice.... See More  

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696229

Jesse Jackson announces candidacy for president...

Item #696229

November 04, 1983

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  

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696026

Martin Luther King Jr. is arrested...

Item #696026

August 11, 1962

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Aug. 11, 1962 

 

* Albany Georgia civil rights rally - prayer

* Martin Luther King Jr. arrest and jail release




The top of page 6 has a one column heading: "NEGROES GET PROBATION IN GA. PROTESTS" with subhead. (see)

Complete with 30 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.



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695933

1960 Greenville Eight library sit-in... Jesse Jackson...

Item #695933

July 17, 1960

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 17, 1960



* Greenville Eight - South Carolina

* African American students protest

* Library sit-in w/ Jesse Jackson

* Civil Rights movement




The top of page 19 has a brief and somewhat discrete report with a small one column heading: "Sitdown In A Library", with subhead: "Negroes Combat Segregation in South Carolina City". See images for a first... See More  

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695910

Civil Rights leader James Farmer death...

Item #695910

July 10, 1999

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 10, 1999



* James Farmer death (first report)_

* Civil rights activist movement leader

* Partnered with Martin Luther King Jr.




The front page has a small one column photo of James Farmer with brief text. (see) The top of page 15 has a two column heading: "James S. Farmer; Was Top Civil Rights Leader" with photo showing Farmer with MLK.

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695283

1965 Selma, Alabama....

Item #695283

March 28, 1965

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 28, 1965



* Post Selma to Montgomery march

* Martin Luther King Jr. & Civil Rights

* re. Viola Liuzzo murder - memorial service




The front page has a six column headline: "Wallace to Blame, Top Ala. Aide Says" with subheads. Also a two column heading: "200 Protest Slaying in March at Selma" with photo. (see) More inside.

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695134

Montgomery bus boycott ends w/ integration...

Item #695134

December 21, 1956

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, Dec. 21, 1956



* Montgomery bus boycott ends

* Racial segregation to integration

* Civil rights movement - MLK




A landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court outlawed bus segregation throughout the country, doing much to create defiant reactions throughout the South. The new law went into effect on Dec. 21st.

The top of the front page has a one colum... See More  

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695070

Death of Cesar Chavez...

Item #695070

April 24, 1993

LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 24, 1993



* Cesar Chavez death w/ photos

* American labor leader - civil rights activist

* United Farm Workers labor union - UFW




The front page has a two column heading: "Cesar Chavez, Founder of the UFW, Dies at 66" with subhead and photo. More inside with pictorial. Lengthy text.

Complete with all sections (150+ pages), nice condition.... See More  

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693985

"Little Rock Nine"...

Item #693985

September 04, 1957

THE DETROIT NEWS, September 4, 1957 



* Little Rock Nine - Elizabeth Eckford

* Negro students - Arkansas

* 1st Central High School entry try




The front page has a three column heading: "Arkansas Defies U.S., Bars Students Again" (see) This report concern the Little Rock Nine (see hyperlink for more), one of the focal points of the Civil Rights struggles of the 1950's and 1... See More  

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693048

Rosa Jordan shot deasd... Montgomery bus boycott...

Item #693048

December 21, 1956

THE DETROIT NEWS, December 29, 1956 



* Black pregnant woman Rosa Jordan shot dead

* Martin Luther King Jr. becoming known

* Montgomery, Alabama bus segregation ending




A landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court outlawed bus segregation throughout the country, doing much to create defiant reactions throughout the South. The new law went into effect on Dec. 21st.

The front p... See More  

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690761

Chief Justice Taney on the Dred Scot Decision...

Item #690761

March 09, 1857

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, March 9, 1857 



* Historic Dred Scott Decision

* Famous former slave case




Page 5 has nearly 2 1/2 columns taken up with a report on the historic Dred Scott Decision, a landmark decision of the Supreme Court in which the Court held that the Constitution was not meant to include American citizenship for black people, regardless of whether they were enslaved or free,... See More  

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690547

Voice of the Nation of Islam... Stokely Carmichael... Mouhammad Ali...

Item #690547

April 21, 1967

MUHAMMAD SPEAKS, Chicago, Illinois, April 21, 1967 



* Nation of Islam religious movement

* Elijah Muhammad - founder

* Fight for civil rights era original




This newspaper was one of the most widely-read ever produced by an African American organization. Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad began the publication on May 1960 as a weekly publication. It was distributed nationwide by the... See More  

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689270

1965 Martin Luther King Jr...

Item #689270

October 06, 1965

DETROIT FREE PRESS, Oct. 6, 1965



* Martin Luther King Jr. civil rights rally

* Crawfordville , Taliaferro co., Georgia

* re. desegregation in Southern schools




The top of page 10 column heading: "King Enters Georgia School Row" with lead-in: "Threatens March On Capital" and photo. (see)

Complete with 30+ pages, tiny binding holes along the spine, generally very nice.... See More  

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689240

1874 death of Charles Sumner....

Item #689240

March 14, 1874

THE NEW YORK HERALD, March 14, 1874 



* Charles Sumner death

* American politician - Massachusetts senator

* Anti-slavery leader - Civil Rights advocate




The top of the page 3 has one column headings: "SUMNER" "Last Honors in Washington to the Dead Senator" and more. (see) Lengthy text.

Other news of the day. Complete with all 12 pages in nice condition.... See More  

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689062

Martin Luther King Jr.... Albany movement...

Item #689062

August 10, 1962

THE DETROIT NEWS, Aug. 10, 1962 

 

* Albany Georgia civil rights rally - prayer

* Civil rights movement - voters' rights

* re. Martin Luther King Jr. arrest and in jail
 



Page 3 of section B has a three column heading: "Dr. King's Wife Plans March as His Trial Starts in Georgia" (see) King would be freed from jail on this day for time served.

Complete with 4... See More  

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688424

1875 Civil Rights Act passes Congress...

Item #688424

February 06, 1875

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 6, 1875



* Civil Rights Bill (Enforcement Act)

* Reconstruction era - Negroes

* Passes Congress (1st report)


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The top of the front page has one column heading that include: "BUSINESS IN CONGRESS" "Passage Of The Civil Rights Bill In The House" and more. (see)

Complete with 10 pages, light toning at the margins, minor spine wear, generally ni... See More  

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687542

Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr...

Item #687542

April 05, 1968

HERALD EXAMINER, Los Angeles, April 5, 1968



* Martin Luther King Jr. assassination (1st report)

* African American pastor - civil rights leader




The headline announces: "SNIPER KILLS MARTIN KING" with a photo captioned: "An Assassin's Bullet Fells Civil Rights Leader Dr. Martin Luther King...". Also a photo of Mrs. King.  Various related reports.

This is the com... See More  

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687053

Selma Al civil rights ordeal begins...

Item #687053

February 06, 1965

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, February 6, 1965



* Selma & Marion MS demonstrations

* Civil Rights - Voting

* Martin Luther King Jr.




The front page has a one column heading: "King Seeks LBJ 'Rights' Meeting". (see) Coverage on the arrest of many negro school children in Selma & Marion Mississippi where Martin Luther King Jr. had a voter registration campaign set ... See More  

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687052

March from Selma to Montgomery...

Item #687052

March 13, 1965

THE PRATT TRIBUNE, Kansas, March 13, 1965 



* Selma to Montgomery, Alabama 

* Martin Luther King Jr.

* Fight for Civil Rights era original




The top of the front page has a four column headline: "President Ready Anytime To Talk With Alabama Governor" (see) Also a one column heading: "Start Fund For Slain Minister" (see)

Complete in 8 pages, a few small binding h... See More  

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686969

Viola Liuzzo murder funeral... KKK crime...

Item #686969

May 04, 1965

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. May 4, 1965



* Informant Gary Thomas Rowe

* re. Viola Liuzzo murder

* Ku Klux Klan crimes

* re. Civil Rights March at Selma




The bottom of the front page has a three column heading: "All-White Jury Is Chosen to Try First Liuzzo Slaying Defendant" with photo of Rowe and defendant. (see)

Complete with all 40 pages, tiny binding holes along the spine, ni... See More  

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686774

The Civil Rights Bill is "the law of the land"...

Item #686774

April 10, 1866

THE NEW YORK HERALD, April 10, 1866 



* Civil Rights Bill becomes law

* Post Civil War - slavery




The top of the back page has one column headings: "THE CAPITAL" "The Civil Rights Bill the Law of the Land" "Its Passage In The House" "Vote 122 To 41" Unfortunately there is a printing flaw that affects the mentioned headings only. Text is fine. (see)... See More  

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684432

Deaths of Thurgood Marshall and Thomas Dorsey...

Item #684432

January 25, 1993

LOS ANGELES TIMES, California, January 25, 1993



* Thurgood Marshall death (1st report)

* 1st African American Supreme Court Justice




The front page carries the two column wide, two line announcement "Thurgood Marshall, 84, First Black Justice, Dies" with subhead "Supreme Court: Retired jurist was a leader in the legal battle to end forced segregation in the U.S.". "R... See More  

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679285

United States v. Cruikshank...

Item #679285

March 28, 1876

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 28, 1876 



* Supreme Court decision giving cover to the KKK

* Bill of Rights did not apply to State Governments (?)




Page 2 has a almost 2.5 column article: "COLORED VOTERS IN LOUISIANA", which tells of the SCOTUS' decision in the United States v. Cruikshank case. This "case represented a major blow to federal efforts to protect the civil... See More  

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679145

Review & premiere of "The Help", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

Item #679145

August 10, 2011

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 10, 2011



* Premiere of "The Help" - advertisement and review

* Octavia Spencer, Viola Davis, and Emma Stone

* Multiple award winner




A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "The Help", and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, it being the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood ... See More  

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674352

Rosa Parks receives the Medal of Freedom...

Item #674352

September 15, 1996

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 15, 1996 



* Rosa Parks - Civil Rights activist

* Presented Presidential Medal of Freedom




Page 4 has a somewhat discrete report headed: "Rosa Parks Receives Medal in Oval Office" Text begins with: "President Clinton honored civil rights heroine Rosa Parks...." (see)

Complete 1st section only with all 26 pages, nice condition.... See More  

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674087

Rosa Parks, among others, awarded the Medal of Freedom...

Item #674087

September 10, 1996

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 10, 1996 



* Rosa Parks - Civil Rights activist

* Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom




Page 12 has a somewhat inconspicuous report headed: "Clinton Presents Highest Honor, Medal of Freedom, to 11 People" who include Rosa Parks, about whom the article mentions: "...Two of the  recipients were not at the ceremony. The President said Rosa Parks... See More  

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672441

Civil Rights Act of 1964 becomes law...

Item #672441

July 03, 1964

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, July 3, 1964 



* American Civil Rights Act of 1964

* Lyndon B. Johnson signs historic bill into law




The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Rights Bill Test In Court Likely" (see)

Complete issue with all 6 pages, small library stamp within the masthead, a few small binding holes along the spine, nice condition.... See More  

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672262

Obituary of Abbey Lincoln... Civil Rights Activist...

Item #672262

August 15, 2010

Los Angeles Times, August 15, 2010



* Abbey Lincoln's obituary

* American Jazz vocalist, songwriter & actress

* Civil Rights Activist 




The top half of pg. A39 has an obituary and death report with the heading: "Jazz singer championed civil rights", which is accompanied by 2 images depicting both her music and acting career. The coverage is quite extensive. See images ... See More  

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671727

Martin Luther King & the Montgomery bus boycott: found guilty...

Item #671727

March 26, 1956

DAILY WORKER, New York, March 26, 1956 



* Martin Luther King Jr. found guilty

* Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott

* Pushed into the national spotlight




The top of the front page has: "Thousands Here Hail Convicted Alabama Leader" with the text beginning: "Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., leader of the historic anti-segregation bus boycott in the Montgomery, Ala., struggle, wa... See More  

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671726

Martin Luther King & the Montgomery bus boycott trial...

Item #671726

March 20, 1956

DAILY WORKER, New York, March 20, 1956  The top of the front page has: "Voids Charge Against 3 of 93 in Alabama Trial" which begins: "The mass trial of Negro bus boycott leaders began today... Alabama judge Eugene Carter dismissed charges against three defendants, but ordered that individual trials against 90 others get underway at once." The article continues: "Thetf... See More  

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671604

Constance Baker Motley's obituary...

John Roberts is sworn in as Chief Justice of the SCOTUS...

Item #671604

September 30, 2005

LOS ANGELES TIMES, September 30, 2005  The front page has the full banner heading: "Roberts Is Sworn in as Chief Justice", which includes a small image of him. Additional coverage is on inside pages 12 and 13. Also noteworthy is the page B8 obituary of Constance Baker Motley, the first-ever black federal judge and a prominent civil rights leader, which also include a photo of her al... See More  

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671268

Little Rock Nine in 1957...

Item #671268

September 26, 1957

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, September 26, 1957



* Little Rock Nine

* Negro students - Arkansas

* Central High School




The top of the front page has a two column headline: "Calmest Day at Central School" with subheads. (see)



Complete with 6 pages, a few small binding holes along the spine, small library stamp within masthead, generally nice.



wikipedia notes: 
The Lit... See More  

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669417

The historic Civil Rights Act...

Item #669417

July 02, 1964

THE BRYAN TIMES, Ohio, July 2, 1964 



* American Civil Rights Act of 1964

* Passes Congress - signing into law

* Nice headline for display

* Early, same day report




The front page features an historic banner headline: "HOUSE PASSES RIGHTS BILL".

The report begins: "The House finally passed and sent to the White House today far-reaching civil rights legislation born of r... See More  

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668757

1874 Civil Rights... Virginia schools...

Item #668757

January 07, 1874

THE NEW YORK HERALD, January 7, 1874



* Civil Rights Act of 1875 debated

* Schools in Virginia - segregation ?




Page 7 has an article headed: "Civil Rights In Virginia" "Spicy Legislative Debate on the Mixed Schools and the Wants of the Black and White Races" (see)

Other news of the day. Complete with all 12 pages, nice condition.... See More  

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668447

Autherine Lucy attends University of Alabama...

Item #668447

February 08, 1956

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, February 8, 1956 



* Autherine Lucy attending University of Alabama 

* 1st African American student at Tuscaloosa, Alabama
 



Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Demands Alabama U. Readmit Negro Girl" Two related photos are on the back page. Coverage on the 1st black student to attend the University of Alabama during the... See More  

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667746

Martin Luther King wins Nobel Peace Prize...

Item #667746

October 14, 1964

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Mass., Oct. 14, 1964



* Martin Luther King Jr.

* Wins Nobel Peace Prize (1st report)




The front page has a two column heading: "Nobel Peace Prize Won By Martin Luther King" (see) First report coverage on Civil Rights activist, Martin Luther King Jr., winning the Nobel Peace Prize. He was the youngest person to ever win the prestigious award.

Complete with all... See More  

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667110

Anti-Catholic sentiment... Much on the Jacobite Rebellion...

Item #667110
THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, England, November, 1745  There is a tremendous amount of content concerning the Jacobite Rebellion with articles: "A Short Account of the Rebellion in 1715 continued" "Remarks on the Young Pretender's Declaration" and further on: "Progress of the Rebels" which takes 3 pages, and "Carlisle Taken by the Rebels"
... See More  

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665187

1980 Vernon Jordan assassination attempt...

Item #665187

May 29, 1980

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 29, 1980



* Vernon Jordon assassination attempt

* Civil Rights movement activist




The front page has a n ice banner headline: "Jordan Shot From Ambush" with subhead and photo. 

Complete 1st section only with all 32 pages, nice condition.

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