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Previous|1|Next Lot #2 Governor of British Barbados to anti-slavery London Bishop condemning corrupt slave-owners Heading(African American, 1788)AuthorParry, DavidHeadlineInhumane treatment of slaves on British BarbadosDate PublishedJuly 29, 1788 View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$875StatusSold Lot #3 Receipt for a bond to cover the cost of private prosecution of John Powers Cailiff and Nancy Califf, accused of Negro Stealing Heading(African American, 1811)AuthorPowers, Roger; and Levi GlassHeadlineAccusation of Negro Stealing in early 19th century GeorgiaDate PublishedOct. 11, 1811 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #4 Letter to missionary’s wife in China describing mistreatment of a fugitive slave Heading(African American, 1852)AuthorDunlap, B.J. [Barbara Jarvis]HeadlineLetter sent to China about the torture of an American slaveDate PublishedNov. 1, 1852 View details Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$1,250StatusSold Lot #5 Memoir of Pierre Toussaint, Born a Slave in St. Domingo. Heading(African American, 1854)HeadlinePierre Toussaint: Philanthropist, Hairdresser, Ex-SlavePublisherCrosby, Nichols, and CompanyDate Published1854 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #6 Letter mentioning a benefit Fair held by “the colored people” Heading(African American, 1856)Author[Wall, Eliza?]HeadlineColored People's Fair after Fremont's defeatDate PublishedNovember 20, 1856 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #7 Letter from Alabama slave-owner about trading inherited slaves Heading(African American, 1859)AuthorGarber, Dr. Alexander MenziesHeadlineSlave swapping on North Carolina plantationDate PublishedDec. 15, 1859 View details Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$1,500StatusSold Lot #8 Official letter certifying the enlistment of Joseph D. Champion for one year’s service in the US Navy Heading(African American, 1864)AuthorHowe, William Greene, US Army Captain and Provost MarshalHeadlineBlack shoemaker enlists in the Union Navy during Civil WarPublisherProvost Marshal's recruiting officeDate PublishedAug. 30, 1864 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #9 Letter from Freedmen’s Bureau entrepreneur about South Carolina freed slaves celebrating war’s end and Emancipation Heading(African American, 1865)AuthorDodge, J. G.HeadlineCarpetbagger organized freed slaves' celebrationPublisherOffice of the Superintendent of FreedmenDate PublishedApril 12, 1865 View details Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$5,312.50StatusSold Lot #10 Letter about the end of the Freedman's Bureau Heading(African American, 1868)AuthorMoore, Colonel StephenHeadlineLast days of the Freedmen’s Bureau in North CarolinaPublisherBureau of Refugees, Freedmen & Abandoned LandsDate PublishedDec. 11, 1868 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$3,750StatusSold Lot #11 The Colored Cadet at West Point: Autobiography of Lieut. Henry Ossian Flipper, U.S.A. First Graduate of Color from the U.S. Military Academy Heading(African American, 1878)AuthorFlipper, Henry OssianHeadlineFirst African-American at West PointPublisherHomer Lee & Co.Date Published1878 View details Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$2,250StatusSold Lot #12 Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs letter about progress in civilizing the American Indians Heading(African American, 1884)AuthorStevens, Ezra L.HeadlineIndian bureau clerk led DC Underground RRDate PublishedAugust 6, 1884 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$531.25StatusSold Lot #13 Free At Last Heading(African American, 1896)AuthorCollins, Mrs. Jane S.HeadlineEarly novel on Black civil rightsPublisherMurdoch, Kerr & Co.Date Published1896 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$1,375StatusSold Lot #14 The Higher Education of the Colored People of the South Heading(African American, 1896)AuthorWayland, H.L.HeadlineSigned by H.L. WaylandDate Published1896 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$468.75StatusSold Lot #15 The Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man Heading(African American, 1927)AuthorJohnson, James WeldonHeadlineJames Weldon Johnson's novel, un-anonymizedPublisherGarden City Publishing Co.Date Published1927 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$687.50StatusSold Lot #16 Native Son Heading(African American, 1940)AuthorWright, RichardHeadlineWright's Native Soon, 1st ed. and inscribedPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published1940 View details Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$4,375StatusSold Lot #17 The Need of Unity and Cooperation Among American Negroes Heading(African American, 1946)AuthorBarrett, SamuelHeadlineBarrett's Call for Black American UnityPublisherVoice Publishing CompanyDate Published1946 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Lot #18 The Souls of Black Folk, Essays and Sketches Heading(African American, 1953)AuthorDu Bois, W. E. BurghardtHeadlineDu Bois, The Souls of Black Folk Signed 1953PublisherThe Blue Heron PressDate Published1953 View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,375StatusSold Lot #19 Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? Heading(African American, 1967)AuthorKing, Martin Luther, Jr.HeadlineInscribed & signed by Martin Luther King, Jr.PublisherHarper & RowDate Published[1967] View details Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$9,375StatusSold Lot #20 My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr. Heading(African American, 1969)AuthorKing, Coretta ScottHeadlineSigned by Coretta Scott KingPublisherHolt, Rinehart and WinstonDate Published[1969] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #21 Walking with the Wind, A Memoir of the Movement Heading(African American, 1998)AuthorLewis, JohnHeadlineWalking with the Wind Inscribed by John LewisPublisherSimon & SchusterDate Published[1998] View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$593.75StatusSold Lot #22 Between the World and Me Heading(African American, 2015)AuthorCoates, Ta-NehisiHeadlineSigned by Ta-Nehisi CoatesPublisherSpiegel & GrauDate Published[2015] View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold Lot #29 An Examination of the Mosaic Laws of Servitude Heading(Anti-Slavery)AuthorJay, WilliamHeadlineNoted Abolitionist on slavery among the ancient JewsPublisherM. W. DoddDate Published1854 View details Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold Lot #30 Letter from Abolitionist Congressman hailing Universal Freedom Heading(Anti-Slavery)AuthorLovejoy, OwenHeadlineCongressman who championed Emancipation ProclamationDate PublishedDecember 8, 1862 View details Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold Lot #31 Letter by Boston anti-slavery orator to passionate young Abolitionist Heading(Anti-Slavery)AuthorPhillips, WendellHeadlineRadical anti-slavery crusader’s advice to a young AbolitionistDate Published[c.1857] View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #32 Early letter by America’s richest anti-slavery crusader and John Brown benefactor Heading(Anti-Slavery)AuthorSmith, GerritHeadlineAbolitionist Gerrit Smith praises pro-slavery politician?Date PublishedDecember 25, 1838 View details Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold Lot #33 U.S. Senate documents political future of non-slave California and New Mexico territories Heading(Anti-Slavery)HeadlineCalifornia/New Mexico in national debate over slaveryDate Published1848-1849 View details Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold Lot #34 Voices of the True-Hearted Heading(Anti-Slavery)AuthorWhittier, John G.; Henry Longfellow; William Lloyd Garrison et alHeadlineLiterary anthology with anti-slavery poetry and proseDate Published[1846] View details Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold Lot #76 Three letters from Alabama plantation agent who was a founder of Madera County Heading(California)AuthorBorden, Dr. Joseph, [Borden & Buck]HeadlineSlave agent, later a founding father of Madera CountyDate Published1860 View details Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold Lot #206 Jamaica: Enslaved and Free AuthorPeck, GeorgeHeadlineJamaica as a model for Abolition, 1846PublisherPublished by Lane & TippettDate Published1846 View details Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next