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Lot 237
[CIVIL RIGHTS]. United Front 3rd Annual Survival and Solidarity Celebration. Cairo, IL: Black United Fronts, 8 April 1972.
Sale 994 - African Americana
Feb 23, 2022 11:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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$200 - 300
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$156
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[CIVIL RIGHTS]. United Front 3rd Annual Survival and Solidarity Celebration. Cairo, IL: Black United Fronts, 8 April 1972.

10 1/8 x 13 3/8 in. broadside (small chips and tears to edges, tape repair to verso, small dampstain to right edge). 

Broadside advertising an event put on by the Black United Front Cairo, helmed by Charles Koen (1945-2018). He previously founded and served as prime minister of the Black Liberators in St. Louis. In Cairo, he gained national attention for his activism and demonstrations including a hunger strike and a boycott of white-owned businesses. This event hosted several women involved in the Civil Rights movement, entertainment provided by the Uhuru Ensemble, and an address by Reverend Coen. 

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