Banned from hotel, Elgin Baylor refuses to play...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 17, 1959



*  Elgin Baylor refuses to play in West Virginia

* Negro team members banned from "white's only" hotel



The 1st column of the front page has heading: "Baylor, N.B.A. Star, Balks at Hotel Ban", which states in part: "Elgin Baylor, rookie star of the professional Minneapolis Lakers, refused to play tonight... in protest...&... See More  

Mack Parker lynching...

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 26, 1959  This 50+ page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "FATE OF NEGRO SEIZED AT MISS. SAID UNKNOWN" "Believed Slain, However; 10 Masked Lynchers Sought by Posse".



Tells of the lynching of negro Mack Parker in Poplarville, Mississippi.



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Poplarville, MS lynching...

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 28, 1959 



* Poplarville, Mississippi

* Negro lynching - murder



This 32 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "FBI QUIZZES STUDENTS IN LYNCH PROBE" and

"Over 60 Agents Investigating Mississippi Mob Action". This is coverage on the lynching of negro Mack Parker in Poplarville, Mississippi.... See More  

Martin Luther King Jr. sentenced to 4 months.......

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Oct. 26, 1960



* Martin Luther King Jr.

* Sentence to 4 months

* re. Atlanta sit-ins



The top of page 14 has a two column photo showing King in handcuffs and text witch begins with: "Negro Integration leader Dr. Luther King, Jr. was led away in Atlanta..." (see images)

Complete with 36 pages, some small binding holes along the spine, small library stamp wi... See More  

Lousianna school integration...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Nov. 14, 1960 



* The front page has the dramatic 6 column headline: "La. Troopers Called to Close Schools" and "Legislators Defy U.S. Court Order". The coverage describing : "A caravan of state troopers massed on the fringes of New Orleans at dawn today, a few hours before five Negro girls were to enter the first of two white public schools",... See More  

"The Blacks" Off-Broadway play opening day ad & review...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, May 11, 1961



* "The Blacks" Off-Broadway play

* Opening day advertisement & review

* Theater director Gene Frankel



Page 10 has a advertisement for the opening week for "The Blacks" Off-Broadway play. Page 11 has it's opening day review which continues on other inside pages.



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1961 Albany, Georgia movement... MLK...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Dec. 18, 1961



* Albany Movement - Georgia

* Desegregation & voters' rights

* re. Martin Luther King Jr. arrested

* Freedom Riders trial protests - arrests



The top of page 6 has a three column heading: "Negro Leaders Divided On New Georgia Protests" (see images)

Complete with all 44 pages, A few small library stamps near the top of the front page,... See More  

Earl Wilson throws 1st African American no-hitter...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, June 27, 1962



* Earl Wilson throws no-hitter

* Boston Red Sox

* 1st African American in AL

* Major League Baseball - MLB



The very top of the front page has a banner headline: "Wilson Hurls No-Hitter for Boston Red Sox" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on Boston Red Sox pitcher, Earl Wilson, pitching the very no-hitter for... See More  

Harvey Gantt breaks the color barrier....

THE PARSONS SUN, Kansas, January 28, 1963



* Harvey Gantt break the color barrier

* 1srt Negro enrolled in a South Carolina college

* Clemson University Tigers



The front page has a three column headline: "Color Wall Broken In South Carolina" with caption: "Negro Enrolled at Clemson College" (see) 1st report coverage on Harvey Bernard Gantt becoming the 1st Negro to enrol... See More  

An American Dilemma, by Gunnar Myrdal - Revisited in 1963...

THE NEW YORK TIMES (Book Review), April 21, 1963



* "An American Dilemma", by Gunnar Myrdal

* Book Review from The New York Times

* A revisit of this classic work nearly 20 years prior



The cover has: "A BOOK THAT CHANGED AMERICAN LIFE", subhead: "A Revisit to a Classic Work on U.S. Negroes Reminds Us of Progress Made and Yet to Come", and includes a large image... See More  

Cleve McDowell admmited at Old Miss...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, May 29, 1963



* Cleve McDowell - civil rights pioneer

* 1st black to attend Ole Miss school of law



The top of page 18 has a six column heading: "Ole Miss Is Ordered to Admit Second Negro Student" (see images)

Complete with 48 pages, library stamp within the masthead, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.... See More  

Memorial service for Medgar Evers...

THE EVENING TELEGRAM, Herkimer - Ilion, New York, July 15, 1963  The front page has a two column, two line headline "Honor Medgar Evers Memory In Rainy Capitol Ceremony" which took place in Albany. "...Some of the demonstrators sat on the massive stone staircase of the Capitol, near the carving of the head of a Negro and a broken chain, a symbol of the freeing of the slaves. It... See More  

Academy Award winners 1964...

Sidney Poitier wins... 1st black male...

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Mass., April 14, 1964



* Sidney Poitier wins Best Actor Oscar

*1st African American male to win an Academy Award



Near the bottom front page is a two column heading: "Poitier, Neal, 'tom Jones' Receive Academy Awards" (see) Sidney Poitier, who came from very humble beginnings, was the 1st African American man to win an Academy Award. Quite historic.

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1965 Lorraine Hansberry death... Greenwich Village...

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Malcolm X is buried...

DETROIT FREE PRESS, Feb. 28, 1965  



* Malcolm X funeral & burial

* Fiery Negro extremist



Near the bottom of the front page is a three column heading: "Threats Fail to Materialize As Followers Bury Malcolm" The top of page 2 has a four column heading: "Malcolm Buried, Rites Calm" with related photo. (see)

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Selma-Montgomery march ruling... Johnson's voting bill...

WALL STREET JOURNAL, Pacific Coast Edition, March 18, 1965  On the front page under the heading "World Wide" reports "Johnson Sent his new Negro voting bill to Congress"; "Alabama Officials were barred from hindering a 50-mile civil-rights march" and "Martin Luther King, Jr. triumphantly announced the decision to hundreds of his followers massed before the c... See More  

Harper Lee court case... "To Kill A Mockingbird" under fire...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 16, 1966 (1st section only)



* Harper Lee, author of To Kill A Mockingbird joins court case

* Kasturba Gandhi tries to win leadership roll in India



Page 82 contains the heading: "Harper Lee Twits School Board in Virginia for Ban on Her Novel", followed by an explanation on how she humiliated the school board saying, "To hear the novel is immora... See More  

Lawrence Joel Receives Medal of Honor...

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Carl B. Stokes... First African-American Mayor of a large U.S. city...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, November 9, 1967



* Carl  B. Stokes becomes 1st African-American mayor of a large U.S. city

* Elected mayor of Cleveland, Ohio

* Richard G. Hatcher becomes 1st African American mayor of Gary, Indiana



The front page has a four column heading: "Negro Elected Mayor in Gary, Ind.; Stokes Apparent Victor in Cleveland" First report coverage on ... See More  

Voice of the Nation of Islam... Muhammad Ali...

MUHAMMAD SPEAKS, Chicago, Illinois, February 23, 1968 This newspaper was one of the most widely-read ever produced by an African American organization. Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad began the publication on May 1960 as a weekly publication. It was distributed nationwide by the Nation Of Islam and covered current events around the world as well as relevant news in African American communit... See More  

Negro League star Satchel Paige signed with the Atlanta Braves...

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Mass., August 13, 1968



* Negro League star Satchel Paige signed with the Atlanta Braves at 70 years of age.

* He may pitch!



Page 6 has: "Ageless Satch Paige Has Signed On With Atlanta", which includes approx. 8 inches of supporting text. See images for details.



Complete in 10 pages, evenly toned, overall good.



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Arthur Ashe 1st black U.S. Open tennis champ....

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, August 26, 1968



* Tennis star Arthur Ashe

* 1st black to win

* US Open



Within the sport's section (page 8) is a three column heading: "1st American In 15 Years As Ashe Takes Nationals". This is 1st report coverage on Arthur Ashe becoming the first African American to win the United States Open Tennis championship.



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Voice of the Nation of Islam...

MUHAMMAD SPEAKS, Chicago, Illinois, April 16, 1971  This newspaper was one of the most widely-read ever produced by an African American organization. Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad began the publication on May 1960 as a weekly publication. It was distributed nationwide by the Nation Of Islam and covered current events around the world as well as relevant news in African American commu... See More  

Death of Jackie Robinson...

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, October 24, 1972 



* Jackie Robinson death... Brooklyn Dodgers

* 1st African-American to play MLB baseball

* 1st be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame



The back page has a one column heading: "Jackie Robinson Is Dead at 51". (see)

Complete as a 4 page issue, a few small binding holes along the spine, address stamp within the masthead, nice... See More  

1972 Southern University riot and shootings...

DAILY WORLD, Nov. 17, 1972



* The 1972 Southern University shooting

* African American - Negroes college

* Unfit campus conditions riot

* Baton Rouge, Louisiana



The front page has a nice headline: "DEPUTIES + DOGS + GAS = TWO STUDENTS DEAD" with lead-in: "Cops attack Black Campus" (see).

Complete with 12 pages, tabloid size, nice condition.... See More