[CIVIL RIGHTS]. A group of 2 press photographs of Jackie Vaughn III and Ralph Abernathy, incl. Vaughn picketing at a July 1965 civil rights march in Chicago.
Sale 994 - African Americana
Feb 23, 2022
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[CIVIL RIGHTS]. A group of 2 press photographs of Jackie Vaughn III and Ralph Abernathy, incl. Vaughn picketing at a July 1965 civil rights march in Chicago.
HAUN, Ed., photographer. [Jackie Vaughn joined Cobo Hall pickets.] [Chicago], 25 July 1965. 8 1/16 x 10 in. Newspaper clipping, photographer and Detroit Free Press stamp, and inscription to verso. View of Jackie Vaughn III holding a sign reading "Willis Must Go Now." -- Rev Abernathy Visits MSU. East Lansing, MI, 24 October 1969. 11 x 8 1/8 in. Captioned in negative, stamp to verso. View of the Civil Rights leader Reverend Ralph Abernathy speaking with Michigan state representative Jackie Vaughn III. -- Together, 2 silver gelatin press photographs.
Jackie Vaughn III (1917-2006) served six terms in the Michigan House of Representatives before serving in the Michigan Senate from 1979 until 2002. Reverend Ralph Abernathy (1926-1990) was a Baptist minister and Civil Rights leader, often collaborating with Dr. King.
Property from a 35-Year Collection from the Southern United States
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