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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collections and estates, including the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana, and Historical Documents, the Patrick Atkinson Collection, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the Estate of Carroll J. Delery III, Formerly the "Historical Shop."
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0334: [BUSINESS -- BEAUTY]. LEE, George L., illustrator. Dreams Come True! Picture Stories of FamousEst. $200-$300
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0335: [BUSINESS -- BEAUTY]. MORROW, Willie Lee (1939-2022). The Principles of Cutting and Styling NegroEst. $300-$400
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0336: [BUSINESS]. Black Buyer's Guide to Stores and Services in Philadelphia 1968. Philadelphia:Est. $300-$400
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0337: [COOKBOOKS]. PREVOST, Ruth (1917-1954). Mandy Lee's Recipes for Good New Orleans Dishes.Est. $300-$400
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0338: [ENTERTAINMENT] -- [ADVERTISING]. Cook's Goldblume Beer advertisement featuring musician and actressEst. $300-$400
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0339: [ADVERTISING] -- [MEDICINE]. A group of 3 items highlighted by Pitcher's Livura advertisementEst. $300-$400
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0340: [ADVERTISING]. A collection of 193 trade cards featuring African American subjects. Late 19th-earlyEst. $600-$800
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