1932-1975.
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Unbound. A collection of 27 photographs from various wire services, most documenting significant events in African-American history leading up to and during the Civil Rights Movement. Most are approximately 7" x 10", with some slightly larger or smaller. A few have been trimmed or outlined by an editor in China white or black marker, but overall the images are near fine or better. Most have wire service stamps and contemporary date stamps of when they were received by a newspaper on the verso. Most have captions, either on the verso, or occasionally in the image itself. Among the subjects the images deal with are the Scottsboro Boys, black chain gangs in the South, voting rights, the KKK and its victims, school integration in various locations in the South, a lunch counter sit-in, a demonstration in Birmingham, the Selma-to-Montgomery March, the James Meredith shooting, and Boston student busing and integration.
A fascinating gathering of primary source material, which would be difficult to assemble today. A full descriptions is available upon request.
Item #407441
