[KING, Martin Luther, Jr. (1929-1968)]. A group of pamphlets, flyers, and other ephemera related to the SCLC and King.
Sale 1310 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography, Featuring African Americana
Feb 27, 2024
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
Estimate
$600 -
$800
Sold for $381
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[KING, Martin Luther, Jr. (1929-1968)]. A group of pamphlets, flyers, and other ephemera related to the SCLC and King.
We Still Have A Dream. Baltimore, MD: Allied Printing, 1983. 15pp., 8 3/8 x 10 7/8 in. Original illustrated wrappers (toning, minor creasing). Official program for the March on Washington held on the 20th anniversary of the historic 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Program outlines the 3 key themes of the march, being jobs, peace, and freedom. Facsimile letters to marchers from Washington, DC Mayor Marion Barry, Jr. and Walter E. Fauntroy are also included, along with portraits and biographies of "co-chairs," an event program, and a tear-off section with which to order souvenirs.
Support Dr. King's Poor People's Campaign: Walk for justice...National Day of Support / Poor People's Campaign / Washington, D.C., May 30, 1968. N.p., [1968]. 8 1/2 x 11 in. printed flyer (some creasing, chips, tears, and loss to edges and corners, spots of discoloration). Features a halftone image of King to upper right, with copied handwritten instructions to call a number "If you are going," and instructions for how to send money to "Help a Brother or Sister" participate in the walk to lower right.
"SCLC Project Report" pamphlet. Ca 1967. 8vo, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (creasing, toning). outlining the progress on various projects the SCLC is engaged in, including "Operation Breadbasket," "Citizenship Education Program," and "Urban Renewal."
SCLC Scope Project pinback, 7/8 diam. (minor surface wear).
WHITE, Eugene E., artist. Lithograph poster of Martin Luther King, Jr. Ca 1968. 13 x 16 3/4 in. (sight) framed to 17 1/4 x 22 1/4 in.
Advertising calendar for Universal Life Insurance Co. featuring Martin Luther King, Jr., John F. Kennedy, and Robert F. Kennedy one one side and 4 Black company executives on the other side. N.p., 1972. 7 5/8 x 11 in. (some creasing, spotting, and chipping to edges, with hole at top edge for mounting).
And 4 other items including a flyer asking, "Did He Live in Vain?" about Martin Luther King, Jr. and issued by the League of Women Voters of Berkeley; a printed postcard featuring a halftone image of King at "Communist Training School;" and a 1968 issue of Detroit Schools featuring a portrait of King and article titled "Board Pays Tribute to Martin Luther King" on front page.
Support Dr. King's Poor People's Campaign: Walk for justice...National Day of Support / Poor People's Campaign / Washington, D.C., May 30, 1968. N.p., [1968]. 8 1/2 x 11 in. printed flyer (some creasing, chips, tears, and loss to edges and corners, spots of discoloration). Features a halftone image of King to upper right, with copied handwritten instructions to call a number "If you are going," and instructions for how to send money to "Help a Brother or Sister" participate in the walk to lower right.
"SCLC Project Report" pamphlet. Ca 1967. 8vo, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (creasing, toning). outlining the progress on various projects the SCLC is engaged in, including "Operation Breadbasket," "Citizenship Education Program," and "Urban Renewal."
SCLC Scope Project pinback, 7/8 diam. (minor surface wear).
WHITE, Eugene E., artist. Lithograph poster of Martin Luther King, Jr. Ca 1968. 13 x 16 3/4 in. (sight) framed to 17 1/4 x 22 1/4 in.
Advertising calendar for Universal Life Insurance Co. featuring Martin Luther King, Jr., John F. Kennedy, and Robert F. Kennedy one one side and 4 Black company executives on the other side. N.p., 1972. 7 5/8 x 11 in. (some creasing, spotting, and chipping to edges, with hole at top edge for mounting).
And 4 other items including a flyer asking, "Did He Live in Vain?" about Martin Luther King, Jr. and issued by the League of Women Voters of Berkeley; a printed postcard featuring a halftone image of King at "Communist Training School;" and a 1968 issue of Detroit Schools featuring a portrait of King and article titled "Board Pays Tribute to Martin Luther King" on front page.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
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