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Lot 434

[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. Negroes in Our History. Chicago: Afro-...

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[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. Negroes in Our History. Chicago: Afro-Am Publishing Company, Inc., 1966. 18 (of 24) prints depicting prominent African Americans meant for classroom display, all on thick paper. In the original publisher?s mailing envelope. Prints and envelope approximately 14 x 11?. Some wear, soiling, occasional pin-holes on prints, envelope worn, torn. Very good. Near complete sets of this series are uncommon. Some people featured on these prints include Ralph J. Bunche, John Hope Franklin, Percy Julian, Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., A. Philip Randolph, Gwendolyn Brooks, William Grant Still, Edward W. Brooke, Thurgood Marshall (?may one day be first Negro on Supreme Court.?) and more. Envelope with ownership signature of Vince Sanders.