Jesse Owens wins olympic gold in 1936....
Item #680481
August 04, 1936
THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, August 4, 1936
* Jesse Owens Olympic gold
* United States dominance
* In front of Adolph Hitler & Reich
This 18 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "JESSE OWENS BREAKS BROAD JUMP RECORD" and "Leaps 26 Feet 5 1-3 Inches Beating Record of Edward Hamm in 1928". More Olympic n... See More
1899 Maysville, Kentucky Negro lynching...
Item #680150
December 06, 1899
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 6, 1899
* Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky
* Richard Coleman - Negro lynching
* Burning at the stake by "Regulators"
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "A KENTUCKY HORROR" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that ... See More
18th century Baltimore... Slave advertisement...
Item #680115
September 22, 1798
FEDERAL GAZETTE & BALTIMORE DAILY ADVERTISER, Sept. 22, 1798
* Rare 18th century American title
* Slave family wanted advertisement
The front and back pages are taken up with ads including 16 illustrated ship ads and one for: "A family of American Negroes". (see)
News of the day with several other advertisements. Four pages, minor spine wear, nice condition.... See More
1899 Darien, Georgia Negro insurrection...
Item #680106
August 26, 1899
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 26, 1899
* Darien, McIntosh County, Georgia
* Negro insurrection - race riot - war
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "BLACKS IN REVOLT A FIGHT EXPECTED" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from ... See More
1899 Carterville mine riot.. Negro strikebreakers...
Item #680059
September 18, 1899
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 18, 189
* Carterville Mine Riot
* Illinois coal wars
* Negro strikebreakers
* Race riot - war
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "MURDEROUS RIOTERS" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in... See More
Death and obituary of Shirley Chisholm...
Item #680040
January 04, 2005
THE LOS ANGELES TIMES, January 4, 2005
* Death of Shirley Chisholm
* 1st African American Woman elected to the United States Congress
Page 10 of Section B has a half-page report on the death and obituary of "Shirley Chisholm, 80: Ran for President, Served 13 Years in Congress." She was the first African-American to be elected to the United States Congress; and in 1972 the ... See More
Trial of the Andersonville prison warden...
Item #679994
October 03, 1865
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Oct. 3, 1865
* Andersonville prison trial
* Henry Wirz
The front page has: "Andersonville" "The Wirz Trial Yesterday--Gen. Bragg Relieve from Duty as a Member of the Commission--Obstreperous Conduct of Counsel Baker". Inside has: "Alabama on the Negro".
Eight pages, uncut and untrimmed, a little light foxing, generally very nice.... See More
'Untidy Revolution' In Selma, Alabama...
Item #679974
March 18, 1965
THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, March 18, 1965 Page 3 has, "Untidy Revolution' In Selma, Alabama" which tells of Bloody Sunday. Beneath the article is: "A HEARTFELT 'THANK YOU' from MARTIN LUTHER KING, Jr., the Negroes of Selma, Alabama, and the SCLC staff" which includes an invitation to make donations to the SCLC.
A somewhat related article begins on page 5 an... See More
1912 Rawlins, Wyoming Negro lynching...
Item #679845
October 02, 1912
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 2, 1912
* Negro Frank Wigfall lynching
* Wyoming State Penitentiary
* Rawlins, Carbon County
The front page has a one column heading: "'NEGRO LOCKED IN STATE PRISON LYNCHED BY CONVICTS" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragi... See More
Negro hanging in 1871 Charlotte, North Carolina...
Item #679750
July 15, 1871
THE NEW YORK HERALD, July 15, 1871
* Charlotte, North Carolina
* Negro hanging - execution
* Very detailed report
The top of page 7 has one column headings: "THE DEATH PENALTY" "Execution of Henderson Young (Negro) in North Carolina" and more. (see)
Complete with 12 pages, irregular at the spine, otherwise nice.... See More
"The North Star" becomes "Frederick Douglass' Paper"...
Item #679668
December 15, 1854
FREDERICK DOUGLASS' PAPER, Rochester, New York, Dec. 15, 1854 We are pleased to offer this exceedingly rare--and highly desirable--newspaper by the famed Frederick Douglass. This weekly title is the continuation of his newspaper "North Star" which began in 1847.
Among the various articles in this issue are those headed "A Hundred Thousand Victims!!" "Liberia&quo... See More
Reconstruction in Georgia & Texas...
Item #679544
June 19, 1865
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 19, 1865 The ftpg. has some nice one column heads on the closing moments of the Civil War and reconstruction efforts, including: "RECONSTRUCTION" "Proclamations By The President" "Appointment of Provisional Governors in Georgia & Texas" "Regulations the Same as for North Carolina" "Gen. Butler on Negro Suffrage" with much... See More
1903 Joplin, Missouri Negro lynching & riot...
Item #679521
April 16, 1903
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, April 16, 1903
* Joplin, Missouri
* Negro lynching & riot
The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "NEGRO HANGED BY A MISSOURI MOB" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper.
Complete with... See More
1902 Will Reynolds killings in Tuscumbia, Alabama...
Item #679441
April 09, 1902
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 9, 1902
* Will Reynolds mass murder killings
* Colbert County law enforcement officers
* Negro lynching - burning
The front page has a one column heading: "Negro Burned To Death After Killing Five Men" (see) Also another related report on page 2 with heading: "NEGRO AROUSED A MOB'S RAGE" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this i... See More
1905 Italy, Texas Negro lynching...
Item #679416
September 08, 1905
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 8, 1905
* Italy, Ellis County, Texas
* Negro lynching - burning
The top of page 2 one column heading: "A TEXAS FIEND BURNED AT STAKE" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper.
Complete with 6 pages, s... See More
1906 Springfield, Ohio race riot...
Item #679360
February 28, 1906
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 28, 1906
* Springfield Ohio
* Clark County
* Race riot - Negroes
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "MOB DESTROYS NEGRO HAUNTS" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper.
Complete wi... See More
1903 Santa Fe Township, Illinois Negro lynching...
Item #679291
May 20, 1903
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, May 20, 1903
* Mulberry, Polk County, Florida
* Negroes lynchings - hangings
The front page has a one column heading: "HIRED ASSASSINS QUICKLY LYNCHED" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper.
C... See More
1903 Santa Fe Township, Illinois Negro lynching...
Item #679287
April 27, 1903
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, April 27, 1903
* Santa Fe Township, Illinois
* Clinton County Negro lynching
Page 2 has a one column heading: "NEGRO LYNCHED BY ILLINOIS MOB" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper.
Compl... See More
Brown vs. Board of Education - 1st report...
Item #679284
May 18, 1954
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., May 18, 1954.
* Brown vs. Board of Education - victory over segregation in the South
* Brown vs. Board of Education - victory over segregation in the South
* 1st report - Supreme Court decides
Page has a 2 column headline: "Southern, Border States Face Big Problems As Court Rules Out School Segregation", followed by the opening lines, "A momentous Supreme court edict, that segregation of negro and whit
1905 London, Kentucky Negro lynching...
Item #679249
October 17, 1905
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 17, 1905
* London, Kentucky
* Laurel County lynching
* Negro Virgil Bowers
The front page has a one column heading: "KENTUCKY MOB HANGED NEGRO" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper.
Complete with 6... See More
Adolf Hitler opens the 1936 Summer Olympics...
Item #679222
August 01, 1936
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
1903 Booker T. Washington's San Diego visit...
Item #679203
January 06, 1903
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 6, 1903
* Booker T. Washington address
* Educator, author & orator
* African American leader
* President George Marston
The top of page 3 has a two column heading: "WASHINGTON'S WORK FOR THE NEGRO RACE" with subhead. (see) Lengthy text. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to... See More
1901 Dexter, Texas Negro lynching...
Item #679159
August 21, 1901
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 21, 1901
* Dexter, Texas
* Cooke County
* Negro lynching
Page 3 has a one column heading: "A Negro's Awful Crime Expiated At The Stake". (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper.
Complete with 8 pages, small lib... See More
1901 Pierce City, Missouri Negro lynchings...
Item #679155
August 20, 1901
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 20, 1901
* Pierce City, Missouri
* Negroes lynchings
* Race riots - war
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "RACE RIOT IS RAGING" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper.
Complete wit... See More
The Emancipation Proclamation...
Item #679150
September 23, 1862
NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, September 23, 1862 Page 4 contains the full texts of the Emancipation Proclamation, perhaps the most significant Presidential pronouncement of the entire Civil War wherein Lincoln declared all slaves free. Headed: "A Proclamation By the President of the United States" the document begins at the bottom half of the second column and takes the top half of ... See More
Eldridge Cleaver's death report... Obit of Bruce Springsteen's father...
Item #679148
May 02, 1998
LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 2, 1998
* Death of Eldridge Cleaver
* From Black Panther to Mormon environmental & peace activist
The front page has: "Eldridge Cleaver, Former Black Panther, Dies", which tells of the life and death of the notable activist and author of "Soul On Ice" (considered a seminal work in African-American literature). The
... See More
Rabbis reject Palestine as Jewish homeland... Cox-Roosevelt Presidential Ticket...
Item #679132
July 07, 1920
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 17, 1920
* Duluth, Minnesota lynchings
* 3 Negro circus workers hanged
* Isaac McGhie - Nate Green - Elmer Jackson
The top of page 3 has one column headings: "MOVE TO PUNISH DULUTH LYNCHERS" "Thirteen Negroes Held After Triple Hanging--Similar Attack Followed Circus at South Bend" and more
... See More
Marian Anderson...
Item #679122
April 10, 1939
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 10, 1939
* Marian Anderson
* African American Contralto
* Famous Lincoln Memorial concert
The top of page 19 has two column headings: "Throng Honors Marian Anderson In Concert at Lincoln Memorial", "Estimated 75,000, Gathered at Monument to Emancipator, Rush Toward Negro Singer at End--Ickes Introduces Her" with about 2/3 of a column of text. A... See More
1905 Sulphur Springs, Texas Negro lynching...
Item #679119
August 11, 1905
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 11, 1905
* Sulphur Springs, Texas
* Hopkins County lynching
* Negro Thomas Williams
The front page has a one column heading: "NEGRO BURNED AT THE STAKE" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper.
Compl... See More
1849 Pistol ad by Samuel Colt... slave ad...
Item #679078
October 18, 1849
THE DAILY UNION, Washington, D.C., Oct. 18, 1849
* Colt Revolver Ad
* Runaway slave ad
* Gold Rush era newspaper
The front page is filled with ads including a: "$150 Reward" ad for a runaway slave, with details. Beneath this is an ad: "Colt's Improved Repeating Pistols" signed in type: Samuel Colt. (see)
Four pages, good condition.... See More
1906 Annapolis, Maryland Negro lynching...
Item #679048
December 21, 1906
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 21, 1906
* Annapolis, Maryland Negro Lynching
* Henry Davis - Anne Arundel County
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "LYNCHING THIS MORNING IN MARYLAND" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era ... See More
1902 Rome, Georgia Negro lynching...
Item #678890
April 02, 1902
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 2, 1902
* Rome, Floyd County, Georgia
* Negro Walter Allen lynching
Page 2 has a one column heading: "NEGRO HANGED BY GEORGIANS" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper.
Complete with 6 pages, small... See More
1902 Murders of Lena & Tommy Peterson...
Item #678838
April 14, 1902
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 14, 1902
* Murders of Lena and Tommy Peterson
* "After Church" Des Moines, Iowa killings
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "NEGRO KILLED TWO CHILDREN" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from... See More
1902 Hallsville (Lansing), Texas Negro lynching...
Item #678796
May 22, 1902
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 22, 1902
* Hallsville (Lansing), Texas
* Harrison County
* Negro lynching
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "NEGRO BURNED AT THE STAKE" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper.
Compl... See More
Missouri Compromise... Mordecai Noah & his Jewish refuge island...
Item #678715
March 11, 1820
NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, March 11, 1820
* Missouri Compromise
* Maine and Missouri become states
* Mordecai Manuel Noah... Grand Island... Jewish settlement
The top of the front page has an article which announces the approval of the Missouri Compromise: "The bills for the admission of Maine and Missouri into the union have been respectively signed by the president... See More
1902 Nicholasville, Kentucly Negro lynching...
Item #678698
February 06, 1902
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 6, 1902
* Nicholasville. Jessamine Co., Kentucky
* Thomas Brown - Negro lynching - hanging
The front page is a one column heading: "STRUNG UP THE NEGRO WRETCH" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper.
... See More
Academy Award winners 1964...
Item #678668
April 14, 1964
SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., April 14, 1964
*Sidney Poitier wins Oscar
*1st Black American Male to win an Academy Award
The front page has: "Sidney Poitier, Miss. Neal, 'Tom Jones' Take Oscars", with an accompanying image. The coverage continues on page 7. Sidney Poitier, who came from very humble beginnings, was the 1st American Black man to win an Academy Award... See More
The death of famed singer Marian Anderson...
Item #678654
April 09, 1993
LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 9, 1993
* Marian Anderson death
* African American Contralto
* Lincoln Memorial concert fame
The bottom of the front page has a report headed: "Rich-Voiced Contralto Marian Anderson Dies" with subhead: "the pioneering black singer overcame prejudice to gain wide acclaim" and photo. (see)
The article carries over to page 34 with much detai... See More
1902 Pittsburg, Kansas Negro lynching...
Item #678544
December 26, 1902
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 26, 1902
* Montgomery Godley lynching - hanging
* Pittsburg, Crawford County, Kansas
The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "NEGRO BURNED AT THE STAKE" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper.
Co... See More
One of the earliest newspapers from the colonies...
Item #678543
May 04, 1732
THE AMERICAN WEEKLY MERCURY, Philadelphia, January 14, 1728-9 The double-date is due to the use of two calendars at the time, the older Julian and the more modern Gregorian. The year by the Gregorian calendar is 1729.
As any serious collector of newspapers knows, it is exceedingly difficult to find any colonial American newspapers from before 1760, let alone an issue from 1729. And al... See More
1901 Leavenworth, Kansas Negro lynching...
Item #678498
January 16, 1901
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 16, 1901
* Fred Alexander burned at the Stake
* Leavenworth, Kansas Negro lynching
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "BURNED AT STAKE" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper.
Compl... See More
1902 Corinth, Mississippi Negro lynching...
Item #678481
September 29, 1902
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 29, 1902
* Thomas Clark burned at the Stake
* Corinth, Mississippi Negro lynching
The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "NEGRO BURNED AT THE STAKE" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper.
Comp... See More
1902 Leesburg, Virginia Negro lynching...
Item #678465
August 12, 1902
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 12, 1902
* Black and white lynchings - hangings
* Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "TWO LYNCHED IN MISSOURI" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in pa... See More
1902 Leesburg, Virginia Negro lynching...
Item #678463
July 31, 1902
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 31, 1902
* Charles Craven lynching - hanging
* Leesburg, Fairfax Co., Virginia Negro
Near the bottom of the front page is a one column heading: "NEGRO CAUGHT AND LYNCHED" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era ... See More
1901 Corsicana, Texas Negro lynching...
Item #678331
March 13, 1901
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 13, 1901
* Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas
* Negro lynching - burning at the stake
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "BURNED AT THE STAKE AFTER CONFESSION" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from th... See More
Capture of the slave ship "Brothers"... California gold... Indian Wars...
Item #678328
November 15, 1858
THE NEW YORK HERALD, Nov. 15, 1858 The 1st column of page two has: "Arrival of Another Captured Slaver at Charleston", which tells of the capture of the slave ship 'Brothers". Another related article providing additional details is found on page 4.
Page 2 also has: "Our California Correspondence - A Visit to Fraser River - The Gold Diggings and the Yield of the Preci... See More
1901 Richmond, Missouri Negro lynching...
Item #678317
March 02, 1901
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 2, 1901
* Richmond, Ray County, Missouri
* Negro lynching - hanging
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "ANOTHER LYNCHING" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper.
Complete with 8 pages, ... See More
Odell Waller final words... Battle of El Alamein...
Item #678283
July 03, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 3, 1942
* Odell Waller final words
* Battle of El Alamein
* World War II Egypt
Page 19 has the final words of Odell Waller, an African-American sharecropper from Gretna, Virginia, executed for the fatal shooting of his white landlord (source wiki). Additionally, the front page has a five column headline: "BRITISH SWEEP AROUND AXIS FLANK IN EGYPT, U. S. AND R... See More
1914 Wagoner, Oklahoma Negro lynching...
Item #678282
March 31, 1914
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 31, 1914
* Wagoner County, Oklahoma
* Woman Negro lynching - hanging
The front page has a one column heading: "NEGRO WOMAN IS REMOVED FROM COUNTY JAIL AND HANGED" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper.
... See More
Fortress Monroe, Jacksonville, Yorktown... and a new Delmonico's...
Item #678258
April 07, 1862
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 7, 1862
The front page has: "FROM THE SOUTHERN COAST", "Threatened Attack by the Rebels upon Jacksonville, Fla.", "NEWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE", "Cannonading Heard in the Direction of Yorktown", "GEN. BURNSIDE'S OPERATIONS", "NEWS FROM WASHINGTON", and more. The inside has news regarding
... See More
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