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[AUTOGRAPHS]. A group of 10+ autographs from prominent 20th-century Civil Rights activists including PARKS, JACKSON, MEREDITH, LEWIS, and ABERNATHY.
Estimate: $400-$600
Sold
$400
Live Auction
American Historical Ephemera and Photography, Featuring African Americana
Location
Cincinnati
Description

[AUTOGRAPHS]. A group of 10+ autographs from prominent 20th-century Civil Rights activists including PARKS, JACKSON, MEREDITH, LEWIS, and ABERNATHY.


PARKS, Rosa (1913-2005). Note card signed ("Rosa Parks"). 5 x 3 in. -- MEREDITH, James (b.1933 ). Harriet Tubman First Day of Issue cover signed ("James Meredith"), 6 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. -- BOND, Julian (1940-2015). LEWIS, John (1940-2020). HOOKS, Benjamin (1925-2010). GREGORY, Dick (1932-2017). Modern 8 x 10 in. photograph of a 5 x 3 "Drafting the Emancipation Proclamation" woodcut signed ("Julian Bond" "John Lewis" "B Hooks" "Dick Gregory). -- SEALE, Bobby (b.1936 ). Check endorsement signed ("Bobby Seale"). -- ABERNATHY, Ralph (1926-1990). 8 x 10 in. photograph signed ("Ralph David Abernathy"). -- SMITH, Lillian (1897-1966). Typed letter signed ("Lil"). 8 1/2 x 11 in. -- CHAVEZ, Cesar (1927-1993). Photograph signed ("Cesar Chazez"). -- HOOKS, Benjamin (1925-2010). Note card signed "B.L. Hooks"). -- INNIS, Roy (1934-2017). 8 x 10 in. photograph signed ("Roy Innis"). -- JACKSON, Jesse L. (b. 1941 ). 8 x 10 in. photograph signed ("Jesse L. Jackson").

[With:] Two Jesse Jackson campaign buttons: "Keep Hope Alive" and "Jackson Delegate / Atlanta '88."


This lot is located in Cincinnati.

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Freeman's I Hindman strives to describe historic materials in a manner that is respectful to all communities, providing descriptive contexts for objects where possible. The nature of historical ephemera is such that some material may represent positions, language, values, and stereotypes that are not consistent with the current values and practices at Freeman's I Hindman.