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Sat, Jan 27, 2018 11:00AM EST - Sun, Jan 28, 2018 11:00AM EST
Lot 46

Corrected Manuscript Page from “The Autobiography of Malcolm X.”

Estimate: $5,000 - $6,000

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[Civil Rights] Malcolm X and Alex Haley. Corrected Manuscript Page from “The Autobiography of Malcolm X.” Typed page, 18 x 24”, extensively annotated and corrected in ink and pencil, including a red ink annotation by Malcolm X, adding “into these demonstrations” to the third line of text, with many additional annotations in dark blue ink by Haley. Matted together with modern photographs of the men. Obtained at the 1992 auction of Alex Haley’s personal belongings in Knoxville, Tenn.

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