Feb 27, 2007 - Sale 2105

Sale 2105 - Lot 165

Price Realized: $ 3,120
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500
(CIVIL RIGHTS.) Voter Registration Headquarters. NAACP. Hand-painted wood sign, identifying a registration location. 36x47 inches; some edge-wear and rubbing. Warren [North Carolina?], circa 1965-68

Additional Details

Following the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the NAACP embarked on an aggressive voter registration campaign throughout the South, setting up safe locations where, new voters could register. This sign was no doubt displayed at one such center, very possibly that of Warren, North Carolina.