Lot 409
[AFRICAN AMERICANA] -- [POLITICS - CIVIL RIGHTS]. A group of over 15 mid-20th century documents highlighted by Alabama "Black Bloc Vote" fliers. 
Sale 1005 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Lots Open
Mar 1, 2022
Lots Close
Mar 8, 2022
Timed Online / Cincinnati
Estimate
$200 - $300

Item was unsold

Lot Description
[AFRICAN AMERICANA] -- [POLITICS - CIVIL RIGHTS]. A group of over 15 mid-20th century documents highlighted by Alabama "Black Bloc Vote" fliers. 

2 printed political advertisements, each 8 1/2 x 11 in., published by Rank & File Labor Comm., Bill Skinner, Mulga, AL, chairman,  including: Official Election Results / Do You Want This? / Black Bloc Vote to elect and control the Governor's Office?, with printed images of Albert P. Brewer and George C. Wallace; and Official Election Results / Do you want the Black Bloc Vote to elect and control the Governor's Office and our State?, with statement below, "Think - Only 16% of the White Voters voted for Brewer!"(some occasional spotting to advertisements).

[With:] 8 1/2 x 11 in. double-sided flier. Register and Vote / Let's Make the City of Fultondale 100% Qualified Voters. Birmingham and Bessemer, AL: J.L. Sonny Arwood, n.d. With questionnaire on reverse (fold lines, soiling, edge and corner wear to document).

[With:] 8 1/2 x 11 in. form letter promoting George Wallace and addressing Bloc voting, stating "Please think about this election before you vote. Do you want the Bloc Vote to control all future races for governor." 15 May 1970 (light edge wear).

[With:] 10 x 8 in. silver gelatin photograph of George Wallace holding Army of Tennessee battle flag at event at McAdory High School, 10 February 1966. 

[With:] 2 lists of preferred candidates of the Durham Committee on Negro Affairs issued by the Campaign Headquarters, Carolina Times, 11 x 2 1/2 in. or smaller (fold lines, few spots).

[Also with:] The Civil Rights Act of 1964. Civil Rights Under Federal Programs: An Analysis of Title VI. Washington, DC: US Commission on Civil Rights, January 1965. 15pp. pamphlet. -- Civil Rights Digest. Washington, DC: US Commission on Civil Rights, August 1964. Folded pamphlet providing "A Summary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964." -- The Negroes in the United States: Their Economic and Social Situation. Washington, DC: United States Department of Labor, June 1966. Bulletin No. 1511. -- Biennial Report to the Alabama Legislature by the Alabama Legislative Commission to Preserve the Peace. 70pp. booklet. -- NWRO Adequate income plan / $5500 or Fight! Washington, DC: National Welfare Rights Organization, April 1970, with inserted documents. -- With additional newspaper clippings and ephemera. 

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