465 . “ MARCH FOR FREEDOM NOW ” RARE 1960 CIVIL RIGHTS CHICAGO RNC PROTEST BUTTON . 2-5 / 8 ” w / union bugs at 3 and 12 o ’ clock . Features bottoms of bluetone shoes w / text along border . Only light wear w / faint pink stain in center mentioned only for extreme accuracy . Still Exc . Produced for a civil rights protest at the Republican National Convention held in Chicago in 1960 . ( J ) $ 300.00 466 . FREEDOM RIDERS CIVIL RIGHTS DETROIT NEWS & LETTERS 1961 PAMPHLET . 7x10 ”, stapled booklet laid flat . Published just months after the rides ( November ) by small Detroit Michigan Marxist revolutionary imprint News & Letters . Mary Hamilton , Louise Inghram and other stories of marches , sit ins and bus boycotts . Attractive photo cover w / only expected wear and toning . Book shop stamps reverse as original . Afro-Asian Revolution by Raya Dunayevskaya advertisement back cover . Exc . ( H ) $ 100.00 467 . MARTIN LUTHER KING RARE “ ALL , HERE AND NOW ” CIVIL RIGHTS MARCH ON WASHINGTON 1963 BUTTON . 2-1 / 8 ”. Text reads “ Washington DC
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Freedom March / Aug . 28 , 1963 / United Civil Rights Organizations Of America ” and featuring slogan in lower third “ For Freedom ‘ All , Here And Now .’” Rarely offered and likely only issued 466 to advance fundraising persons working across the country . King first delivered a version of his “ I Have A Dream ” speech at Cobo Hall in Detroit , MI and as part of that speech on June 23 , 1963 he highlighted “ All , Here And Now ” stating “ And So This Social Revolution Taking Place Can Be Summarized In Three Little Words . They Are Not Big Words . One Does Not Need An Extensive Vocabulary To Understand Them . They Are The Words All , Here , And Now . We Want All Of Our Rights , We Want Them Here , And We Want Them Now .” Glossy and clean w / only minor wear . NM . ( K ) $ 500.00 468 . “ THE MARCH FOR FREEDOM ” SCARCE BUTTON FROM HISTORIC 1963 “ I HAVE A DREAM ” SPEECH . 3.5 ” w / union bug at 6 o ’ clock . Slight even aging w / a few light scratches seen in reflected light , most notably a diagonal scratch at 3:30 . A few trivial separations along back curl that are stable and do not affect display . Mentioned only for extreme accuracy . Extremely Fine . One of several buttons issued for the “ Aug . 28 , 1963 ” March on Washington event where Martin Luther King delivered his “ I Have A Dream ” speech . ( I ) $ 200.00 469 . “ EMANCIPATION MARCH ON WASHINGTON AUGUST 28 1963 ” MLK CIVIL RIGHTS BUTTON . 1.75 ” w / union bug on curl at 6 o ’ clock . Dated August 23 , 1963 . Scarce button issued for the March On Washington For Jobs And Freedom highlighted by Dr . King ’ s “ I Have A Dream ” speech . Light scattered wear . Exc . ( H ) $ 100.00 470 . STUDENT NON-VIOLENT COORDINATING COMMITTEE SNCC CIVIL RIGHTS BUTTON
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“ One Man , One Vote ” button , which captured the spirit of the mid-1960s Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee efforts to register African American voters in the deep south . Largest pin has small break in cello along extreme outer edge on curl at 6:30 . Extremely Fine . Others have only minor to light wear and are both Exc . ( H ) $ 100.00 471 . SNCC “ IS HE PROTECTING YOU ?” ICONIC CIVIL RIGHTS POSTER WITH DANNY LYON PHOTO . 14x22 ” offset litho on thin uncoated stock by Lincoln Lithograph Company . Issued from the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee , 8 1 / 2 Raymond St . Atlanta , GA featuring an image of a Mississippi Highway Patrol Officer w / text “ Is He Protecting You ?” The image by SNCC staff photographer Danny Lyon was part of a series of five posters featuring his photos that have become iconic images of the era and group . Tint corner crease at extreme top left corner . Otherwise only trivial handling and a hint of minor foxing on verso . Exc . An impressive and powerful civil rights poster that will frame
470 beautifully . ( K ) $ 500.00 472 . NAACP DAYGLO INITIAL SET AND “ 18 VOTE ” CIVIL RIGHT BUTTONS . 5 / 8 ” to 1.5 ”. Largest button has “ Oleet Bros .” on curl . Only minor wear . NM . The second “ A ” pin has a trivial tucking flaw at 3 o ’ clock that occurred during production and is still Exc . as made . All of the other “ NAACP ” pins have only minor wear and are NM . ( H ) $ 100.00 473 . “ GOLDWASSER FUR FUHRER ” RARE CIVIL RIGHTS ANTI-GOLDWATER BUTTON . 1.75 ”. 1964 . White hand holding chain attached to wrist of black hand . Scattered moisture spotting , mostly along the edges . Tiny separation along collet at 5 o ’ clock that is stable and does not affect display . Technically Fine . Rare . ( H ) $ 100.00 474 . “ JAMES MEREDITH MARCH AGAINST FEAR ” HISTORIC CIVIL RIGHTS BUTTON . 3.5 ” w / “ N . G . Slater ” on curl . Metal back . Union bug at 3 o ’ clock . Dated 1966 .
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Text in center reads “ March Through
Mississippi .” After Meredith was shot by a sniper on the second day of solo “ March Against Fear ” in 1966 , other civil rights activists arrived to continue the march in his name including Dr . King and SNCC ’ s Stokely Carmichael . Meredith recovered from his wounds and was able to re-join the march leading the 15,000 demonstrators into Jackson , MS on June 26 . Small air mark at 3:30 , as well as scatter moderate wear in reflected light . Minor faint spotting on text at bottom . Extremely Fine . Scarce . ( I ) $ 200.00
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