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Cincinnati, OH, United States
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African Americana
Pioneering figures and key moments that shaped the African American experience over the last 200 years are represented in Hindman's February 28 African Americana Live Auction. From enslavement, abolition, and war, to politics, civil rights, literature, music, and the visual arts, the sale addresses many important themes.
Highlights include Phyllis Wheatley's Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral. London: A. Bell, 1773, first edition of the first book of poetry published by an African American; photographs and an autograph letter signed by Frederick Douglass; photographs, imprints, and ephemera involving Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., most notably a first printing of Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story signed and inscribed by Dr. King; and a "Free Huey" flag that was flown at a protest demonstration to free Huey Newton near the Alameda County Courthouse, Oakland, CA, 1968.
This sale brings together property from several important collections and estates, including the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana, and Historical Documents, the Patrick Atkinson Collection, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the Estate of Carroll J. Delery III, Formerly the "Historical Shop."
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0024: [SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. The Star. Vol. I, No. 43. Raleigh, NC: Thomas Henderson, 25 October 1810.Est. $200-$300
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0025: [SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. The Liberator. Vol. V, No. 8. Boston, MA: 21 February 1835.Est. $300-$500
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0026: [SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. A group of 12 pre-Civil War newspapers with advertisements for forEst. $500-$700
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0027: [SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Abolitionist lettersheet with "Am I Not a Man and a Brother?" engravedEst. $500-$700
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0028: [SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. TAPPAN, Lewis (1788-1873). Autograph letter signed ("Lewis Tappan"), toEst. $500-$700
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0029: [SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Abolitionist lettersheet with "Am I Not a Woman and a Sister? " engravedEst. $500-$700
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0030: [SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. A receipt for goods including shoes purchased for the enslaved woman "Hope"Est. $300-$500
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0031: [SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Partly-printed protection paper for Francis B. Wilson, certifying his statusEst. $400-$600
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0032: [SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Home for Destitute Colored Children indenture document. Maylandville,Est. $400-$600
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0032A: [SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. A group of 3 manuscript statements certifying the work of MarylandEst. $600-$800
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0033: [SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Manuscript probate document reporting the court-ordered sale of the enslavedEst. $400-$600
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0034: [SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. CRAM, Charles H. Autograph letter signed ("Charles M. Cram"). [Missouri], 1Est. $200-$300
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0035: [SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Manuscript bill of sale for enslaved African American children "Primus" andEst. $300-$500
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0036: [SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Will of Charles Williams promising manumission of enslaved man Moses. BourbonEst. $400-$600
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0037: [SLAVERY & ABOLITION.] [CLAY, Henry, Jr. (1811-1847)]. Manuscript inventory signed ("Henry ClayEst. $400-$600
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0038: [RELIGION -- RACISM]. Autograph letter signed ("More than One"), to Rev. Henry ADAMS. Louisville,Est. $1,000-$1,500
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0039: [SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. NORTH, Thomas. Autograph letter signed ("Thos. North"). Bethel, KY, 8Est. $700-$1,000
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0040: [SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Appraisal and Bill of Sale of 7 enslaved people and personal property ofEst. $500-$700
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0041: [SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. A group of 9 documents related to the enslavement of individuals in BourbonEst. $1,000-$1,500
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0042: [SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Letter referencing the sale prices of five named enslaved subjects. CedarEst. $250-$350
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0043: [SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. A group of court documents from Kentucky highlighted by a writ of executionEst. $200-$400
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0044: [SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Manuscript bill of sale for two enslaved individuals, Charles and Suck.Est. $500-$700
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0045: [SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Partly printed bill of slave for enslaved man Will. [Fairfax County, VA], 5Est. $600-$800
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0046: [SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. MATTHEWS, Nathaniel. Autograph letter signed ("Nathaniel Matthews"), to R.W.Est. $600-$800
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