Mar 21, 2024 - Sale 2663

Sale 2663 - Lot 142

Unsold
Estimate: $ 2,500 - $ 3,500
(CIVIL RIGHTS.) Group of voting leaflets: "Don't Gripe Later"; "You've Got It, Use It!"; and "I Can't Vote Because I Am a Dog." 3 items, various sizes and conditions. No place, circa 1964-1968

Additional Details

"Don't Gripe Later . . . Vote! Election Day." Flier, 12¼ x 9¼ inches; horizontal fold, minimal wear. No place: NAACP Voter Education, circa 1964.

"You've Got It . . . Use It! . . . To Vote in November, You Must Register Now!" Flier, 10¾ x 8¼ inches; moderate foxing and wear including some loss in lower left margin. Features eye-catching image of a fist breaking chains with a hammer titled "Vote." Washington, circa 1964.

"Register to Vote Today . . . I Can't Vote Because I am a Dog! What's Your Excuse?" Handbill, 5½ x 4 inches; minimal wear. The Oakland Post photo archive at the African American Museum & Library in Oakland holds a copy of the original photograph of the boy and dog, dated 1964. A placard with this image was displayed at a voter rights march in Amarillo, TX, as described by the Amarillo Globe-Times of 15 January 1968. No place: NAACP, circa 1968.