Copy of a Speech Delivered by Daniel W. Voorhees to the Jury in the Trial of John E. Cook, Printed in An Unknown Newspaper
by [Abolitionism – John Brown’s Raiders] Voorhees, Daniel W.
United States, 1860. Ten page booklet measuring 5 ½ x 8 inches; article from newspaper pasted in. Stained by paste but legible, booklet with some damage at binding, overall very good.. A copy of Daniel W. Voorhees’ speech in defense of John E. Cook during his trial for participating in the Harpers Ferry raid. The speech was printed in a number of newspapers in late 1859 and early 1860; here it was clipped from an unknown publication and... Read More
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Autograph Letter Signed Discussing a Speaking Engagement and Involvement in “Unpopular Movements,” 1855
by [Abolition - Peace Movement] Burritt, Elihu
New Britain, 1855. Letter measuring 8 x 5 inches, folded. Fine condition. Fine.
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ALS by the Author and Actor Fanny Kemble to an Editor Regarding the Publication of an Article
by [Abolition Movement – Women Authors] Kemble, Fanny
London, United Kingdom, 1800. Single four page letter measuring 4 ½ x 7 inches. Near fine. Frances Anne “Fanny” Kemble (1809–1893) was a British actor, writer, and later abolitionist. After her initial retirement from acting, she married Pierce Mease Butler, maternal grandson of American Founding Father Pierce Butler. Butler and Kemble lived in Philadelphia, but Butler had been deeded three large plantations—and the people enslaved on them—on Butler Island in Georgia. Kemble finally saw the plantations for herself... Read More
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Two Photographs of John Brown’s Sons Owen and Jason Outside Their Cabins in the San Gabriel Mountains
by [Abolitionism – John Brown – Southern California] Rogers, F. H.
Los Angeles, California, 1880. Two photographs measuring approximately 4 ½ x 7 ½ inches. Pasadena Historical Society stamps verso. One with manuscript caption verso including “Mtn Home of John Brown’s Sons Located just south of Brown’s Peak between Millards Cañon + arroyo seco”. Wrinkling and marginal tearing with some missing corners. One photograph with tape residue. Very good.. Owen Brown (1824–1889) and Jason Brown (1823–1912) were two of abolitionist John Brown’s twenty children. Owen Brown participated in both... Read More
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Medal Commemorating the United Kingdom’s 1807 Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
by [Abolitionism – Slave Trade Act 1807 – Sierra Leone] Pidgeon, G.F.; Phillip, John
Birmingham, United Kingdom, 1814. Copper medal measuring 1 ½ inches in diameter. Appears Very Fine.. A copper medal commemorating the passage of the United Kingdom’s Slave Trade Act 1807, produced for distribution in Sierra Leone. One side depicts a European and an African man shaking hands and reads, “WE ARE ALL BRETHREN” and exergue: “SLAVE TRADE ABOLISHED BY GREAT BRITAIN 1807”. The reverse is inscribed in Arabic and reads, translated, “Sale of slaves prohibited in 1807, Christian era,... Read More
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Fifth Annual Report of the Trustees of the Cincinnati Lane Seminary : Together With the Laws of the Institution.and a Catalogue of the Officers and Students. November, 1834
by [Abolition Movement - Lane Seminary Debates] Beecher, Henry Ward; Lane Seminary Faculty
Cincinnati: Corey and Fairbank, 1834. First Edition. 47 pages, complete; 8 7/8" x 5 ⅜." Slight odor else near fine, very good minus overall. Very Good. The Lane Seminary debates were perhaps the most extended and famous of many colonization versus emancipation debates that happened in the 1830s. “Founded in 1829, Lane was bakrolled by Arthur Tappan and headed by Henry Ward Beecher. In 1831 a Rev. Samuel Crothers published letters against slavery in a local paper, and... Read More
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Pair of Ambrotypes of Mary and Moses Penrock, Members of the Kennett Square Underground Railroad Network, by Isaac Rehn, c. 1854
by [Abolition - Underground Railroad - Pennsylvania - Kennett Square] Rehn, Isaac; Penrock, Mary and Moses
Philadelphia, 1854. Ninth plate ambrotypes in a union case, measuring 2 ½ x 2 ⅛ inches (visible) in larger case. With the identification of (Isaac) Rehn, with his imprint and “Patented July 4 & 11, 1854” imprinted on the case. A fine pair. A striking pair of ambrotypes of Mary and Moses Pennock, who were members of the Kennett Square Underground Railroad network as well as active members of the Kennett Square abolitionist and Quaker community. Moses was one... Read More
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ALS by Abolitionist Politician Joshua Reed Giddings Concerning a Visit to Dover, New Hampshire
by [Abolitionists – New Hampshire] Giddings, Joshua Reed
Concord, New Hampshire, 1859. Single two-page letter measuring 5 x 8 ¼ inches. Folded, else Fine.. A letter from Joshua Reed Giddings (1795–1864) written from Concord, New Hampshire, to A. H. Barnes, Esq., in Dover. Giddings was a prominent abolitionist, lawyer, and congressman from Ohio. He was famously censured by the House for his support of the mutiny of enslaved people aboard the slave ship Creole. Here, Giddings writes: “It would give me pleasure to visit Dover... Read More
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![“Garrison and His Creed (Caption Title)” [Letter to a Newspaper Editor Defending William Lloyd Garrison in Response to an Article Written by Eli Thayer]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/390/703/1573703390.0.l.jpg)
“Garrison and His Creed (Caption Title)” [Letter to a Newspaper Editor Defending William Lloyd Garrison in Response to an Article Written by Eli Thayer]
by [Abolition Movement] Hyatt, Thaddeus
Brooklyn, 1893. Single page. Some tears at creases, else about fine, very good overall. Very Good. A letter written by Thaddeus Hyatt to the editor of the New York Tribune, in response to a letter written by Eli Thayer on William Lloyd Garrison entitled “Garrison and his Creed.” Hyatt takes issue with Thayer’s portrayal of Garrison. He writes: “I think it is a great pity that so practical a man in Eli thayer, and who confessedly did... Read More
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Anti-Slavery Bazaar
by [Abolition Movement - Boston] M.
Boston: Anti-Slavery Bazaar, 1849. Small broadside measuring 7 ¾ x 4 ½ inches printed on green wove paper. Some creases and a small tear at margin, near fine. Near Fine. The American Anti-Slavery Society hosted annual bazaars, which served as fundraisers, with money going to supporting the National Anti-Slavery Standard newspaper. Many women were involved with the event, and sold abolitionist items. Offered here is one such piece of ephemera from the 1849 fair, a poem written by... Read More
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Wendell Phillips on the War
by [Abolitionism – Boston] Phillips, Wendell; Yerrinton, J. M. W.
Boston, Massachusetts: William Lloyd Garrison and Isaac Knapp, 1861. Single sheet letterpress broadside measuring 18 x 24 ½ inches. Folded with small tears at folds and marginal damage; excellent to Near Fine.. Offered here is a “phonographic report” (i.e., it includes the audience’s reaction) of a speech delivered by abolitionist Wendell Phillips (1811–1884) to the Twenty-Eighth Congregational Society in Boston on April 21, 1861. The report was printed in an extra of William Lloyd Garrison’s Liberator newspaper. Shortly... Read More
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![The Report and Proceedings of the First Annual Meeting of the Providence Anti-Slavery Society. [Incomplete Copy]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/687/111/1722111687.0.l.jpg)
The Report and Proceedings of the First Annual Meeting of the Providence Anti-Slavery Society. [Incomplete Copy]
by [Abolitionism – American Anti-Slavery Society] Providence Anti-Slavery Society; Garrison, William Lloyd
Providence, Rhode Island: H.H. Brown, 1833. Lacking wraps. [12pp] booklet measuring 5 x 8 inches. Quite foxed with some damage to edges; fair condition.. A short booklet reproducing a series of abolitionist principles attributed to the Providence Anti-Slavery Society alongside William Lloyd Garrison’s Declaration of Sentiments from the 1833 convention of the American Anti-Slavery Society in Philadelphia. This section presents the case against enslavement and responses to common objections to abolitionism, such as the fact that the “Government... Read More
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Six Photographs of the Tuskegee Institute Buildings and Grounds, Ca. Early 1900s
by [African-Americana – HBCUs] Hyman, [?]
Tuskegee, Alabama, 1900. Six photographs, approximately 8 x 10 inches. Inventory numbers and signature of Hyman, photographer, whose first name is unknown, in negatives. Some holes, including two affecting image, paper captions stapled to margins, else near fine; generally very good or better with excellent contrast. Tuskegee University was founded in July 1881 as the Tuskegee Normal School for Colored Teachers by formerly enslaved leader Lewis Adams and former Confederate Colonel and Alabama senator W.F. Foster, who had... Read More
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1973 Press Photograph of African American Feminist Activist Florynce Kennedy
by [African-Americana – Feminism] Suwa, Akira
United States, 1973. Single photograph measuring 8 x 10 inches. Manuscript captions verso reading “Florence Kennedy / (Fla) / Womens Lib” and “FLORYNCE KENNEDY / WOMEN’S RIGHTS” with stamps “PHOTO BY AKIRA SUWA” and “MAR4-1973”. Near Fine.. Florynce Kennedy (1916–2000) was an African American activist, lecturer, and lawyer. She attended Columbia University as a pre-law student, graduating in 1948; she was rejected from Columbia Law School but the decision was reversed when she threatened legal action for racial... Read More
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Letters to a Friend at Howard University Discussing Black Theater and Greek Life in 1920s Los Angeles
by [African-Americana – Los Angeles – Theater] Kennedy, Alice; Harrison, Angie Bell; Sessions, Dwight B.
Los Angeles, California, and Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1933. Three letters totaling seven pages and one postcard. Two letters from 1927 and one from 1928; postcard appears to be stamped 1933. One letter quite torn though not affecting legibility; one letter appears incomplete; remainder very good to excellent; overall very good.. Letters from friends in Los Angeles to James M. Jones, who has moved away to attend Howard University. The friends discuss African-American fraternities, including Alpha Kappa Alpha, founded... Read More
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“Behind the Segregation Curtain” --- In Virginia. An Exposé of Race Prejudice in Operation
by [African-Americana - School Segregation - Virginia] N.A.A.C.P.
Richmond: N.A.A.C.P., 1957. 8vo, wraps, 30 pp. Some light wear, staple holes to edge, original owner’s address and postage mark on back cover, overall very good plus. An uncommon NAACP publication, published right after the Brown vs. Board of Education decision, with a range of articles on racism and segregation in Virginia and the efforts to desegregate schools there. The pamphlet is made up of several essays, entitled “Behind the Segregation Curtain,” “The N.A.A.C.P. - Defender of Constitutional Freedom,”... Read More
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Boy-Cott Stag Beer. Stop Before You Buy. Are You A Stag Beer Drinker? If You Are, You Are Drinking Segregation
by [African-Americana – Civil Rights Movement – Segregation] N.A.P.A.
Memphis, Tennessee, 1964. Approximately 6.5 x 8.5 inches. Fine. A handbill calling for the boycott of Stag Beer. The handbill alleges that although “80 Per Cent of us Drink Stag Beer”, the company employs no African-American salesmen – and that if the A.S. Barboro Distribution company were not discriminating in its hiring, “We should have about Ten Negro Salesmen” on the company’s Memphis beer trucks. The N.A.P.A., presumably the organization responsible for the flier, is unknown but assumed... Read More
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We Are Americans Too. [Sheet Music]
by [African-Americana – Sheet Music – World War II] Razaf, Andy; Blake, Eubie; Cooke, Chas. L.
New York City: Handy Brothers Music Co., Inc, 1941. Sheet music measuring 9 x 12 ¼ inches. 8pp including covers. Covers with wear to edges and some wrinkling and folds, very good plus. Interior pages with some wear to edges, excellent. Overall very good to excellent.. Sheet music for “We Are Americans Too” by Andy Razaf, Eubie Blake, and Charles L. Cooke. The three were significant figures in the jazz and ragtime scenes. Razaf (1895–1973) was a composer... Read More
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![Sketches of Negro Life and History (In South Carolina). [Inscribed by the Author]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/571/113/1722113571.0.l.jpg)
Sketches of Negro Life and History (In South Carolina). [Inscribed by the Author]
by [African-Americana – South Carolina – HBCUs] Gordon, Asa H.
Chicago, Illinois: W. B. Conkey Company, 1929. First edition. 8vo, blue cloth without jacket, 280pp. Inscribed by the author on front pastedown. Wear and staining to boards with spine broken and title page partly detached; contents with some dog ears and pencil markings. Very good.. Asa H. Gordon’s Sketches of Negro Life and History (In South Carolina), inscribed “To: Miss Blondell Williams / From The Author / As of Dec. 25, 1928”. The title page indicates that Gordon... Read More
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Five Photographs of the Isaac Royall House, c. 1880s - 1890s
by [African-Americana - Massachusetts] Conant, [Benjamin Howe?]; Freeman, Benjamin; Isaac Royall House
Massachusetts, 1890. Albumen and Silver Gelatin Prints, 9 ¾ x 8 ¾ - 8 x 6 inches on larger mounts, three with credits to Conant, photographer, one credited to Benjamin Freeman and one uncredited. Varying wear, very good condition overall. Very Good. The Isaac Royall house in Medford, which still exists as a museum, is most notable for the existence of one of the only separate quarters for enslaved people to exist in Massachusetts. The house was used... Read More
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She’s Tall, She’s Tan, She’s Terrific (Cotton Club Parade)
by [African-Americana – Music – Jazz – Cotton Club] Robinson, Bill (“Bojangles”); Calloway, Cab; Davis, Benny; Coots, J. Fred
New York: Mills Music, Inc, 1938. Folio sheet music, illustrated pictorial wraps. 9 x 12 inches. 6 pp. (including cover). Moderate creasing with small edge wear and light surface wear; a bright, very good example.. A visually striking promotional sheet music cover issued in connection with the Cotton Club revue Cotton Club Parade (1938), featuring large photographic portraits of Bill “Bojangles” Robinson and Cab Calloway wearing top hats against a bold orange background. The design incorporates lively vignette... Read More
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Photographs of Students at UNCF-Sponsored HBCUs, Likely 1950s—1970s
by [African-Americana – Civil Rights – HBCUs] Anderson, Bill
Louisiana and likely others, 1970. Thirty-nine photographs: sixteen measuring 11 x 13 ½ inches, mounted on heavy cardstock; twenty-three measuring 8 x 10 inches, mounted on mats measuring 11 x 14 inches. With Fine contrast; some damage to edges; overall Near Fine.. Thirty-nine photographs, mainly showing African American college students on campus: at lectures, studying, chatting, and especially in science classes—many are portraits of students with various scientific implements, from microscopes to telescopes. One photo shows William J.... Read More
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![The Famous Black Moguls. Song and Chorus. [From A Trip to Coontown]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/932/309/1738309932.0.l.jpg)
The Famous Black Moguls. Song and Chorus. [From A Trip to Coontown]
by [African-Americana – Performance] Johnson, Billy; Cole, Bob
New York: Howley; Haviland and Co, 1898. Folio, 4 pp. Covers split, stamp from a Kalamazoo, Michigan piano store near publisher information, otherwise near fine, with the lithographic illustration very bright and attractive, very good overall. Very good.. An illustrated sheet for “The Famous Black Moguls,” one of the opening choruses from A Trip to Coontown, the musical comedy written, produced, directed, and performed by Bob Cole and Billy Johnson during the 1897–1898 theatrical season. The show is... Read More
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Free Bobby Seale, Ericka Huggins
by [African-Americana – Black Panther Party – New Haven Black Panther Trials] Seale, Bobby; Huggins, Ericka; Black Panther Party
Los Angeles, California, 1970. Approximately 5 x 8 inches. Near fine with tiny chip to upper margin. Near fine.. A handbill for a rally outside the 300 North Los Angeles Street Federal Building in Los Angeles, California, protesting the trials of Bobby Seale, co-founder of the Black Panther Party (BPP), and Ericka Huggins, founder of the BPP's New Haven chapter. In 1970, as part of the 1969–1971 New Haven Black Panther trials, Seale and Huggins were tried for... Read More
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Portrait of a Finely Dressed Young African-American Man from Bakersfield, California, c. 1890s-early 1900s
by [African-Americana - California - Portraiture] Nelson, C.A.
Bakersfield: C.A. Nelson, 1890. Silver gelatin photograph measuring 5 ½ x 3 ⅞ inches on larger mount. Heavy wear to mount, some staining to margin of photograph, wear and creases and a closed tear to mat, fair to good overall. An incredible image of a young African-American man, finely dressed, taken by the photographer C.A. Nelson around the turn of the century. No identification, though someone has written “Romeo” on the verso. A remarkable and uncommon early portrait, unfortunately... Read More
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