1915 BOOKER T WASHINGTON 1ed Life SLAVERY Biography Civil Rights Black History

1915 BOOKER T WASHINGTON 1ed Life SLAVERY Biography Civil Rights Black History “Booker T. Washington the Master Mind of a Child of Slavery” by Frederick E. Drinker is an inspirational biog

Booker T. Washington PSA NM-MT 8 Signature A signature clip signed by Booker T. Washington (1856-1915), the Black educator and civil rights activist, as "Booker T. Washington" beneath a typed salutati

1940 NATIVE SON 1ed Richard Wright CIVIL RIGHTS Segregation Racism Black History “Native Son” by Richard Nathaniel Wright is a poignant exploration of racial dynamics in mid-20th century Ameri

Amazing autobiography from former slave turned educator and civil rights activist Booker T. Washington. This book "Up from Slavery" describes his rise from slave child to receiving his education from

1869 1ed Life of Jefferson Davis SECRETS Civil War Slavery Confederate President “Several biographies and memoires of [Jefferson] Davis have been published...the best: Pollard’s ‘Life of Jeffers

1863 CIVIL WAR 1ed History of US Slavery Lincoln Grant Lee Union Confederate 2v A scarce first edition of John Stevens Cabot Abbotts two-volume historical biography entitled, The History of the Civil

1866 1ed Life of Abraham Lincoln Civil War Abolition Slavery Americana Holland Written by Josiah Gilbert Holland, this work was published just a year after Abraham Lincolns death. This biography of Pr

(CIVIL RIGHTS.) Group of images from Life Magazine's coverage of the Newark riots. 3 black and white photographs, each about 14 x 10½ inches; minimal wear; inked Life Magazine credit stamps on ve

Book, " UP FROM SLAVERY " Washington T Booker , inscribed and signed presentation copy to Andrew Carnegie dated 1902 with additional letter referencing the Tuskagee Library building. !st edition in cl

Albert Einstein’s groundbreaking scientific ideas made his name a synonym for genius, but he was also famous for his pacifist views and support of the civil rights movement. In 1915, Einstein pu

Albert Einstein's groundbreaking scientific ideas made his name a synonym for genius, but he was also famous for his pacifist views and support of the civil rights movement. In 1915, Einstein publishe

[CIVIL RIGHTS]. KING, Dr. Martin Luther, Jr. (1929–1968). Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? New York: Harper & Row, 1967. 8vo. Original publisher’s black and yellow cloth, gilt

[CIVIL RIGHTS]. KING, Dr. Martin Luther, Jr. (1929–1968). Strength to Love. New York: Harper & Row, 1963. 8vo. Original publisher’s black cloth, gilt-lettered spine. Provenance: Claude Wya

Large Archive of photographic images documenting the Civil Rights protests in Nashville c. 1960-1964, taken by Harold Lowe. 1st item: Box containing 35 photographic black and white prints on Kodak pap

(CIVIL RIGHTS.) An Appeal to You . . . to March on Washington. Printed handbill, 8½ x 5½ inches, with additional inked stamp of Chicago committee office; unrelated pencil notes on verso, min

oil on wood panel; signed "Corot" lower right, black wax seal "Vente Corot" verso; paper label verso hand-written in French, dated "[illegible] Boulevard St. Denis, Paris le 9 Mars 1915", addressed to

Washington Related Oil Painted Portrait of George Washington by Civil War Union Brigadier General & Artist Samuel Woodson Price c. 1860s, George Washington Painted Oil on Canvas Portrait, by Samuel Wo

Hughie Lee-Smith (American, 1915-1999) "Artist Life #2", lithograph, titled and signed lower right in pencil, circa 1939. Sight size: 9.5" x 10.75" Provenance: From the original collection of Richard

Persimmons oil on panel h. 8 w. 13 in. overall: 13 x 18 in., framed trompe l'oeil still life painting of persimmons upon a ledge, signed lower right, in a black painted frame with gray painted Latin i

Philippe Marie Rene Picard (French, 1915-1997) "Still Life of Flowers in a Malachite-Green Vase" oil on canvas signed lower right. Period frame. 21-5/8" x 15", framed 32" x 26"

Frida Kahlo (Mexico, 1907 - 1954) framed oil on paper drawing still life, signed and dated to lower right "Frida Kahlo 1951 Mexico". Black composite frame (with glass pane) measures 13-1/4" in height

Washington Buttons Rare (1789) "Long Live The President" with Wreath in Center George Washington Inaugural Button Albert WI-17A (1789) George Washington Inaugural Button, "Long Live The President" Typ

Washington Buttons Inaugural Button "Long Live The President" With Wreath (1789) George Washington Inaugural Button, "Long Live The President" with Wreath Type, with Original Shank, 15 mm, Albert WI-1

Frank Sinatra (American, 1915-1998) Untitled (Still Life), 1955 oil on canvasboard signed F. Sinatra and dated (lower right); signed and inscribed (verso) 20 x 16 inches.