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Previous|1|Next Image Lot Item Title Time Left Your Bids 2 Governor of British Barbados to anti-slavery London Bishop condemning corrupt slave-owners Heading(African American, 1788)AuthorParry, DavidHeadlineInhumane treatment of slaves on British BarbadosDate PublishedJuly 29, 1788 Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$875StatusSold View details 3 Receipt for a bond to cover the cost of private prosecution of John Powers Cailiff and Nancy Califf, accused of Negro Stealing Heading(African American, 1811)AuthorPowers, Roger; and Levi GlassHeadlineAccusation of Negro Stealing in early 19th century GeorgiaDate PublishedOct. 11, 1811 Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$531.25StatusSold View details 4 Letter to missionary’s wife in China describing mistreatment of a fugitive slave Heading(African American, 1852)AuthorDunlap, B.J. [Barbara Jarvis]HeadlineLetter sent to China about the torture of an American slaveDate PublishedNov. 1, 1852 Estimate$1,200 - $1,800Sold for$1,250StatusSold View details 5 Memoir of Pierre Toussaint, Born a Slave in St. Domingo. Heading(African American, 1854)HeadlinePierre Toussaint: Philanthropist, Hairdresser, Ex-SlavePublisherCrosby, Nichols, and CompanyDate Published1854 Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold View details 6 Letter mentioning a benefit Fair held by “the colored people” Heading(African American, 1856)Author[Wall, Eliza?]HeadlineColored People's Fair after Fremont's defeatDate PublishedNovember 20, 1856 Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold View details 7 Letter from Alabama slave-owner about trading inherited slaves Heading(African American, 1859)AuthorGarber, Dr. Alexander MenziesHeadlineSlave swapping on North Carolina plantationDate PublishedDec. 15, 1859 Estimate$700 - $1,000Sold for$1,500StatusSold View details 8 Official letter certifying the enlistment of Joseph D. Champion for one year’s service in the US Navy Heading(African American, 1864)AuthorHowe, William Greene, US Army Captain and Provost MarshalHeadlineBlack shoemaker enlists in the Union Navy during Civil WarPublisherProvost Marshal's recruiting officeDate PublishedAug. 30, 1864 Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold View details 9 Letter from Freedmen’s Bureau entrepreneur about South Carolina freed slaves celebrating war’s end and Emancipation Heading(African American, 1865)AuthorDodge, J. G.HeadlineCarpetbagger organized freed slaves' celebrationPublisherOffice of the Superintendent of FreedmenDate PublishedApril 12, 1865 Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$5,312.50StatusSold View details 10 Letter about the end of the Freedman's Bureau Heading(African American, 1868)AuthorMoore, Colonel StephenHeadlineLast days of the Freedmen’s Bureau in North CarolinaPublisherBureau of Refugees, Freedmen & Abandoned LandsDate PublishedDec. 11, 1868 Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$3,750StatusSold View details 11 The Colored Cadet at West Point: Autobiography of Lieut. Henry Ossian Flipper, U.S.A. First Graduate of Color from the U.S. Military Academy Heading(African American, 1878)AuthorFlipper, Henry OssianHeadlineFirst African-American at West PointPublisherHomer Lee & Co.Date Published1878 Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$2,250StatusSold View details 12 Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs letter about progress in civilizing the American Indians Heading(African American, 1884)AuthorStevens, Ezra L.HeadlineIndian bureau clerk led DC Underground RRDate PublishedAugust 6, 1884 Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$531.25StatusSold View details 13 Free At Last Heading(African American, 1896)AuthorCollins, Mrs. Jane S.HeadlineEarly novel on Black civil rightsPublisherMurdoch, Kerr & Co.Date Published1896 Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$1,375StatusSold View details 14 The Higher Education of the Colored People of the South Heading(African American, 1896)AuthorWayland, H.L.HeadlineSigned by H.L. WaylandDate Published1896 Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$468.75StatusSold View details 15 The Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man Heading(African American, 1927)AuthorJohnson, James WeldonHeadlineJames Weldon Johnson's novel, un-anonymizedPublisherGarden City Publishing Co.Date Published1927 Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$687.50StatusSold View details 16 Native Son Heading(African American, 1940)AuthorWright, RichardHeadlineWright's Native Soon, 1st ed. and inscribedPublisherHarper & BrothersDate Published1940 Estimate$2,000 - $3,000Sold for$4,375StatusSold View details 17 The Need of Unity and Cooperation Among American Negroes Heading(African American, 1946)AuthorBarrett, SamuelHeadlineBarrett's Call for Black American UnityPublisherVoice Publishing CompanyDate Published1946 Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold View details 18 The Souls of Black Folk, Essays and Sketches Heading(African American, 1953)AuthorDu Bois, W. E. BurghardtHeadlineDu Bois, The Souls of Black Folk Signed 1953PublisherThe Blue Heron PressDate Published1953 Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$1,375StatusSold View details 19 Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? Heading(African American, 1967)AuthorKing, Martin Luther, Jr.HeadlineInscribed & signed by Martin Luther King, Jr.PublisherHarper & RowDate Published[1967] Estimate$1,000 - $1,500Sold for$9,375StatusSold View details 20 My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr. Heading(African American, 1969)AuthorKing, Coretta ScottHeadlineSigned by Coretta Scott KingPublisherHolt, Rinehart and WinstonDate Published[1969] Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold View details 21 Walking with the Wind, A Memoir of the Movement Heading(African American, 1998)AuthorLewis, JohnHeadlineWalking with the Wind Inscribed by John LewisPublisherSimon & SchusterDate Published[1998] Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$593.75StatusSold View details 22 Between the World and Me Heading(African American, 2015)AuthorCoates, Ta-NehisiHeadlineSigned by Ta-Nehisi CoatesPublisherSpiegel & GrauDate Published[2015] Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$281.25StatusSold View details 29 An Examination of the Mosaic Laws of Servitude Heading(Anti-Slavery)AuthorJay, WilliamHeadlineNoted Abolitionist on slavery among the ancient JewsPublisherM. W. DoddDate Published1854 Estimate$500 - $800StatusUnsold View details 30 Letter from Abolitionist Congressman hailing Universal Freedom Heading(Anti-Slavery)AuthorLovejoy, OwenHeadlineCongressman who championed Emancipation ProclamationDate PublishedDecember 8, 1862 Estimate$600 - $900Sold for$375StatusSold View details 31 Letter by Boston anti-slavery orator to passionate young Abolitionist Heading(Anti-Slavery)AuthorPhillips, WendellHeadlineRadical anti-slavery crusader’s advice to a young AbolitionistDate Published[c.1857] Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold View details 32 Early letter by America’s richest anti-slavery crusader and John Brown benefactor Heading(Anti-Slavery)AuthorSmith, GerritHeadlineAbolitionist Gerrit Smith praises pro-slavery politician?Date PublishedDecember 25, 1838 Estimate$400 - $600StatusUnsold View details 33 U.S. Senate documents political future of non-slave California and New Mexico territories Heading(Anti-Slavery)HeadlineCalifornia/New Mexico in national debate over slaveryDate Published1848-1849 Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold View details 34 Voices of the True-Hearted Heading(Anti-Slavery)AuthorWhittier, John G.; Henry Longfellow; William Lloyd Garrison et alHeadlineLiterary anthology with anti-slavery poetry and proseDate Published[1846] Estimate$800 - $1,200Sold for$500StatusSold View details 38 Letter from a Baptist preacher, famed advocate of religious liberty Heading(Baptist - Religious Freedom)AuthorMoore, JeremiahHeadlineVirginia Baptist preacher who championed religious libertyDate PublishedApril 6, 1805 Estimate$1,500 - $2,500Sold for$1,000StatusSold View details 76 Three letters from Alabama plantation agent who was a founder of Madera County Heading(California)AuthorBorden, Dr. Joseph, [Borden & Buck]HeadlineSlave agent, later a founding father of Madera CountyDate Published1860 Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$250StatusSold View details 87 Report of the Joint Special Committee to Investigate Chinese Immigration with two related documents. Heading(Chinese Immigration)HeadlineThree items concerning U.S. Chinese immigrationDate Published1877 Estimate$500 - $800Sold for$562.50StatusSold View details 117 Letter about land claims after U.S. Supreme Court’s validation of the vast Spanish Arredondo land grant in the Florida Territory Heading(Florida)AuthorDrysdale, JohnHeadlineLetter by Arredondo grantee Florida Terr. landownerDate PublishedJune 27, 1832 Estimate$400 - $600Sold for$500StatusSold View details 206 Jamaica: Enslaved and Free AuthorPeck, GeorgeHeadlineJamaica as a model for Abolition, 1846PublisherPublished by Lane & TippettDate Published1846 Estimate$300 - $500StatusUnsold View details 217 In the Court of Criminal Appeals of The State of Texas. Jack Ruby, Appellant, vs The State of Texas Appellee. Amicus Curiae Brief for Jack Ruby, Defendant and Appellant. Heading(Presidents, 1961)AuthorBelli, Melvin M.HeadlineAmicus for Jack Ruby, signed by Melvin BelliPublisherBelli, Ashe and GerryDate Published[1965] Estimate$300 - $500Sold for$187.50StatusSold View details Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next