[CIVIL RIGHTS]. New York Times. 5 issues featuring headlines covering milestones of the 1950s-1960s.

New York Times. New York, NY. Folio, approx. 23 x 16 in. A group of 5 issues, including:

Vol. CIII, No. 35,178. 18 May 1954. Brown vs. Board of Education bans racial segregation in public education, with headline, “High Court Bans School Segregation; 9-0 Decision Grants Time to Comply.”

Vol. CVII, No. 36,403. 24 September 1957. President Dwight Eisenhower threatens to send federal troops to Little Rock, Arkansas to enforce racial desegregation at Central High School in Little Rock, with headlines, “President (Eisenhower) Threatens To Use US Troops / Orders Rioters in Little Rock To Desist / Mob Compiles 9 Negroes to Leave School.”

Vol. CXII, No. 35,236. 1 October 1962. The University of Mississippi enrolls James Meredith, the first African American admitted to the racially segregated school, with headlines, “Negro at Mississippi U As (Mississippi Governor Ross) Barnett Yields.”

Vol. CXII, No. 38,451. 4 May 1963. Dogs and high pressure water hoses used by police to drive back African Americans protesting racial segregation in Birmingham, Alabama, with dramatic photos and heading, “Dogs and Hoses Repulse Negroes in Birmingham.”

Vol. CXIII, No. 38,864. 20 June 1964. The wide-ranging Civil Rights Bill of 1964 is passed by the US Congress, with headline, “Civil Rights Bill Passed, 73-27; (President Lyndon) Johnson Urges All To Comply...”

This lot is located in Cincinnati.