Mar 20 at 10:30 AM - Sale 2697 -
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Sale 2697 - Lot 119

Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
(CIVIL RIGHTS.) Call for a National Campaign for a Strong Civil Rights Bill by Christmas! 4 pages, 9 x 4 inches, on one folding sheet; minimal wear. New York, circa October 1963
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Issued by the March on Washington organizers as an attempt to capitalize on the energy which had been generated at the 28 August march. "Most Congressmen will be at home for Thanksgiving and again at Christmas. . . . We therefore urge you to join with us in nation-wide marches on the homes of your Representatives and Senators!"

Issued by the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, in conjunction with the March on Washington committee. One in OCLC (at the University of Kansas) and none traced at auction. The first we are offering from a cache of three.

Provenance: Mary Kouzmanoff Freelon (1919-1982), widow of Harlem Renaissance artist Allan Freelon (1895-1960). She participated in the July 1961 CORE Freedom Ride from Nashville to Jackson, MS. Acquired by the consignor at her estate sale at House in the Woods Auction Gallery in Eagle, WI, 1997.

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