Hiram Rhodes Revels, First African American US Senator,

Black History First African-American U.S. Senator Signs a Postal Cover EDWARD W. BROOKE III (1919-2015). Black History as the First African-American United States Senator representing Massachusetts in

Heading: (African American, 1884) Author: [Wellstood, William, engraver] Title: Engraved Portrait of the First African-American Congressmen and US Senators of the Reconstruction Place Published: New Y

John Glenn Autographed Time Magazine Cover 3-2-1962 LOA from JSA: A nice bold signature from the Mercury 7 Astronaut and US Senator, first American to orbit the earth. Comes with LOA from JSA.

Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. (1912-2002) Pilot, General. Davis was the first African American general in the U.S. Air Force. His book, Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. An Autobiography, Smithsonian, 1991, signed on t

Colin Powell (1937- ) General, Diplomat. Powell  was the first African American appointed as the U.S. Secretary of State, and the first, and so far the only, to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 8�

Arthur Ashe (1943-1993) Tennis. Ashe was the first African American to win the men's singles titles at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open, and the first African American man to be ranked No. 1 in the world.

Arthur Ashe (1943-1993) Tennis champion. Ashe was the first African American to win the men's singles titles at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open, and the first African American man to be ranked No. 1 in th

Arthur Ashe (1943-1993) Tennis champion. Ashe was the first African American to win the men's singles titles at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open, and the first African American man to be ranked No. 1 in th

Jack Roosevelt Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) was an American professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern

A rare tunic belonging to a soldier of the U.S. 369th Infantry, the 'Harlem Hellfighters', one of the first African-American regiments to serve with the American Expeditionary Forces during World War

(1919-2005) African American Senator from the state of Massachusetts, the first one to be popularly elected, in 1966, co-writer of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prominent critic of President Richard N

Amanda Palmer, 20th C American, portrait of US Senators William Borah and Hiram Johnson, oil on canvas, signed "Palmer '68", 74" x 55", good condition 2" puncture, bottom left

COMPILING FIRST OFFICIAL RECORD OF BIRTH OF U.S.: "AMERICAN ARCHIVES" CALHOUN, JOHN C. Autograph Letter Signed, "J.C. Calhoun," as Senator, to Secretary of State John Forsyth ("Dear Sir"), introducing

"Boy and Lincoln", 1963 Iconic Civil Rights Photo. David Johnson was the first African-American to study with Ansel Adams. His photos are archived at the Bancroft Library, University of California, Be

Drawing on paper, 12 x 8 in. Attributed to Henry Ossawa Tanner (June 21, 1859 – May 25, 1937) was an American artist and the first African-American painter to gain international acclaim. Tanner move

Jackie Roosevelt Robinson: Program From 1956 Signed by Robinson who was Awarded the Highest Achievement by the NAACP JSA Authenticated (1919-1972) Robinson became the first African American to play in

An important collection of stock certificates printed by Grafton Taylor Brown in San Francisco, the first African-American printer and artist to depict the Pacific Northwest and California. He compete

Haynes, Lemuel. UNIVERSAL SALVATION, A VERY ANCIENT DOCRINE. New York: Cornelius Davis, 1810. 6.75" x 4". 12 pp. Disbound. ************* WRITTEN BY FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN MINISTER ORDAINED BY A MAINST

[AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE]. HUGHES, Langston (1902-1967).  A group of 5 works, comprising: The Weary Blues. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1926. FIRST EDITION. -- The Big Sea. New York and London: Alf

A pair of fiddle back serving spoons with marker's mark as pictured.  Peter Bentzon (c. 1783–c. 1850) was an American silversmith. He was one of the first known silversmiths in the Unit

Title: WW2 African-American Sailor- Photo Album Author: Date: 1940s Additional Info: WWII US Navy photo album from an African American sailor. There are 96 photos of this sailor and his family with a

American Impressionist School (Fourth Quarter 19th/First Quarter 20th Century) "Boating" oil on canvas signed "Miller" lower left. Framed. 18" x 24", framed 25" x 31" Provenance: Descended in a family

Autographs Excellent "U.S. Grant" Signed Cabinet Card Photograph Beautifully Period Display Matted and Framed ULYSSES S. GRANT (1822-1885). Eighteenth President of the United States, First "Lieutenant

Frederick Remington, Oil/c, African American Workers. Oil on canvas painting, Signed, Framed. Size: 13x15 image, 19x21 outside frame