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Previous|1|Next Lot #71 9 leaves of minutes from Ku Klux Klan meetings, plus a check for payment of $50 and a membership card Heading(African American History - Ku Klux Klan)HeadlineMinutes from Ku Klux Klan meetings in GeorgiaDate Published1926-1928 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$200StatusSold Lot #72 1841 appraisal of slave family in Mississippi Heading(1841 slave appraisal)Headline1841 Mississippi slave documentDate PublishedDec. 6, 1841 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #73 Archive of original photographs of African American military and musicians, most from the 1920s-1940s Heading(African American History)HeadlinePhoto archive of African American entertainers, many signed.Date Published1920s-1940s View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #74 Unbought and Unbossed - signed book, plus signed photograph of the first Black Congresswoman and first Black woman presidential candidate Heading(African-American, 1970)AuthorChisholm, ShirleyHeadlineShirley Chisholm, 1st Black Congresswoman, signed book and photoPublisherHoughton MifflinDate Published1970 View details Estimate$10 - $100StatusUnsold Lot #75 Card signed by Frederick Douglass, 1884 Heading(1884 autograph)AuthorDouglass, FrederickHeadlineCard signed by Frederick Douglass.Date Published1884 View details Estimate$600 - $900StatusUnsold Lot #76 Meet the Negro - signed by the author and his family Heading(1943)AuthorDowns, Karl E.HeadlineInscribed by Karl E. Downs & family.PublisherThe Login PressDate Published[1943] View details Estimate$60 - $90StatusUnsold Lot #77 Two Autograph Letters Signed - New York Millionaire Cult Dupe who Slandered Sojourner Truth Heading(African American History)AuthorFolger, Benjamin H.HeadlineNew York Millionaire Cult Dupe who Slandered Sojourner TruthDate Published1832 and 1838 View details Estimate$120 - $180Sold for$87.50StatusSold Lot #78 Praise for DuBois and NAACP Crisis from famed Abolitionist's son on the anniversary of Negro Emancipation, 1913 letter Heading(1913 In praise of W.E.B. DuBois and NAACP Crisis magazine)AuthorGarrison, Francis J.HeadlineNAACP, W.E.B. DuBois, William Lloyd Garrison, anti-slavery, Emancipation ProclamationDate PublishedJanuary 4, 1913 View details Estimate$140 - $200StatusUnsold Lot #79 Roots - inscribed to Joe Louis from the author Heading(African American History)AuthorHaley, AlexHeadlineRoots, inscribed from Alex Haley to black boxer Joe Louis.PublisherDoubledayDate Published[1976] View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$625StatusSold Lot #80 The Police Control of the Slave in South Carolina: A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of Vanderbilt University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor in Philosophy - signed by the author Heading(African American History)AuthorHenry, H.M.HeadlineH.M. Henry's signed book on Police Control of the Slave in SCPublisher[Privately Published]Date Published1914 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$125StatusSold Lot #81 The Martin Luther King, Jr. Companion - inscribed from Coretta Scott King to Greg Louganis Heading(1993 - Inscribed from Mr. Luther King, Jr.'s Widow)AuthorKing, Coretta ScottHeadlineBook inscribed from Coretta Scott King to Olympian Greg Louganis.PublisherSt. Martin's PressDate Published[1993] View details Estimate$250 - $350StatusUnsold Lot #82 My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr. - Signed by Coretta Scott King Heading(African American History)AuthorKing, Coretta ScottHeadlineMy Life with MLK, inscribed from widow Coretta.PublisherHolt, Rinehart and WinstonDate Published[1969] View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$87.50StatusSold Lot #83 Two pages of typed notes from an interview with Playboy Magazine, with annotations in ink, and signed by Malcolm X Heading(African American History)AuthorMalcolm XHeadlineTwo typed sheets, signed by Malcolm X - Playboy interview 1963Date Published1963 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$4,687.50StatusSold Lot #84 Index card signed by Rosa Parks, dated 3/28/92 Heading(African American History)AuthorParks, RosaHeadlineRosa Parks autographed index card, dated 1992Date Published1992 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$137.50StatusSold Lot #85 The World Famous Cotton Club, program and dinner menu - signed by Bill Robinson Heading(African American History)AuthorRobinson, Bill "Bojangles"HeadlineBill Robinson-signed program for The Cotton Club, 1936Date Published1936 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #86 Goal Dust - signed by Woody Strode Heading(African American History)AuthorStrode, WoodyHeadlineGoal Dust, autobiography signed by Woody StrodePublisherMadison BooksDate Published[1990] View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #87 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - signed Heading(African American Literature)AuthorAngelou, MayaHeadlineAngelou signed later printing of Caged Bird.PublisherRandom HouseDate Published[1969] View details Estimate$80 - $120Sold for$50StatusSold Lot #88 Rebellion in Rhyme - signed first edition Heading(African American Literature)AuthorClarke, John HenrikHeadlineInscribed by John Henrik Clarke, rare first ed in dj.PublisherThe Decker PressDate Published[1948] View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$312.50StatusSold Lot #89 Invisible Man Heading(African American Literature)AuthorEllison, RalphHeadlineFranklin Library edition of Invisible Man, signed by author.PublisherFranklin LibraryDate Published1980 View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$100StatusSold Lot #90 Breaking Ice: An Anthology of Contemporary African-American Fiction - signed by Editor and contributors Heading(African American Literature)AuthorMcMillan, Terry, editorHeadlineAutographed by 12 contributors - African American Lit.PublisherVikingDate Published[1990] View details Estimate$80 - $120Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #91 Tar Baby AuthorMorrison, ToniHeadlineToni Morrison signed copy of Tar Baby, 1st in dust jacket.PublisherKnopfDate Published1981 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #92 Afeni Shakur - inscribed by Afeni (Tupak Shakur's mother) Heading(African American)AuthorGuy, JasmineHeadlineInscribed by Tupac Shakur's mother, Afeni.PublisherAtria BooksDate Published[2004] View details Estimate$100 - $150Sold for$62.50StatusSold Lot #99 1837 Abolitionist Movement muffled in New Hampshire - Manuscript article submitted to an anti-slavery newsletter Heading(Anti-Slavery)Headline1837 Abolitionist Movement muffled in New HampshireDate PublishedJanuary 4, 1837 View details Estimate$200 - $300Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #101 Two Autograph Letters Signed - 1832-35 Anti-Slavery passion that would influence Lincoln Heading(Anti-Slavery)AuthorTalcott, WilliamHeadlineAnti-slavery passion that would influence Lincoln, 1832-35Date PublishedDecember 7, 1832 and November 5, 1835 View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$593.75StatusSold Lot #148 1838 Where Frederick Douglass Fell in Love? - document from the School for Moral Discipline Heading(Douglass, Frederick)AuthorWells, E.M.P.Headline1838 Where Frederick Douglass Fell in Love?Date PublishedSeptember 1, 1838 View details Estimate$100 - $150StatusUnsold Lot #194 Autograph Letter Signed by Wendell Phillips, to U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant, about legal troubles of a Massachusetts dentists AuthorPhillips, Wendell (1811-1884)HeadlineLetter from abolitionist Wendell PhillipsDate Publishedc.1870 View details Estimate$150 - $250StatusUnsold Lot #269 "Advice to a Proud Lady (Sydonia's Poem)" - Autograph poem, inscribed and signed by Countee Cullen AuthorCullen, CounteeHeadlineAutograph poem by Countee CullenDate PublishedFeb 25, 1927 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$1,750StatusSold Lot #270 "Protest" - Autograph poem, inscribed and signed by Countee Cullen AuthorCullen, CounteeHeadlineAutograph poem by Countee CullenDate PublishedFeb 25, 1927 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$1,125StatusSold Lot #319 Uncle Tom's Cabin - Rare First Edition with lengthy Autograph Note Signed in full about the book’s publication AuthorStowe, Harriet BeecherHeadlineUncle Tom’s Cabin with ANS about the book’s publicationPublisherJohn P. Jewett & CompanyDate Published1852 View details Estimate$3,000 - $5,000Sold for$2,812.50StatusSold Lot #321 Peter Whiffle: His Life and Works - signed by the author AuthorVan Vechten, CarlHeadlineCarl Van Vechten's first book, signed.PublisherKnopfDate Published1922 View details Estimate$150 - $250Sold for$112.50StatusSold Lot #356 Signed photo postcard AuthorBaker, JosephineHeadlineSigned photo postcard of Josephine BakerDate PublishedNo date View details Estimate$250 - $350Sold for$312.50StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next