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SNCC “ IS HE PROTECTING YOU ” 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 photography that have become iconic images of the movement . Tiny spot of age at bottom left corner and a few scattered dots on verso not seen from front . Otherwise only trivial handling . Exc . An impressive and powerful civil rights poster that will frame beautifully . ( K ) $ 500.00 432 . BOBBY KENNEDY AND REV . CHANNING PHILLIPS WASHINGTON D . C . PRIMARY POSTER . 14x22 ” on cardboard w /“ Washington ” union bug at lower left . Image features Rev . Phillips and RFK shaking hands . Text at top reads “ Vote May 7th For Sen . Robert F . Kennedy For President .” At bottom Rev . Phillips , “ Philip M . Stern ,” “ Flaxie M . Pinkett ” and “ Mrs . Victor G . Reuther ” are listed as National and Alternate Committeemen and Committeewomen respectively . Additional text at bottom “ Representative Community Leaders For D . C . Progress / Vote Yes On All Party Questions / Kennedy C . U . P . Campaign Committee / 1145 Connecticut Ave . N . W .” Slight even aging w / some creasing , most notably along bottom edge . Moderate handling and surface wear . VF , will frame to display Extremely Fine . While Frederick Douglass received votes during the 1888 Republican National Convention his name was never formally placed in nomination making Rev . Phillips the first African American to be put in nomination for the presidency . ( I ) $ 200.00 433 . JAMES BOWN “ COMMUNICATE AND NOT HATE ” 3.5 ” BUTTON . 3.5 ”. No maker . Scattered spotting seen in white field , most notably below “ Communicate ”. Otherwise moderate wear in reflected light . Glossy . VF . This was possibly made to promote a 1968 book published by Moore Publicity focused on Brown ’ s Communicate Not Hate campaign . ( H ) $ 100.00 434 . JAMES BROWN I ’ M BLACK AND I ’ M PROUD 3.5 ” BUTTON . 3.5 ”. No maker . Text above small portrait of James Brown . Facsimile signature to his right in white field . A few scattered air marks seen in reflected light , otherwise moderate wear . Glossy . Still Exc . ( H ) $ 100.00 435 . SOJOURNER TRUTH “ AND AIN ’ T I A WOMAN ?” 1971 CIVIL RIGHTS POSTER . 23x32 ” on thin stock . “ Ann Grifalconi Copyright 1971 ” ( New York , New York ) in bottom right margin . Features bold imagery of Sojourner Truth rolling up her sleeves w / famous quote in upper right and at bottom . She delivered this famous speech at the Women ’ s Convention in Akron , Ohio in 1851 . Moderate wear , most notably along edges , including a few edge tears . Technically Fine , but can be framed to display extremely Fine . ( I ) $ 200.00 436 . “ CONSPIRACY CHICAGO SEPTEMBER 24 , 1969 ” CHICAGO 8 JULES FEIFFER ART BUTTON . 2.25 ”. Jules Feiffer facsimile signature just right of dove . Dated September 24 , 1969 , the start of the trial stemming from the riot in Grant Park during the 1968 DNC . Green speck in center of Dove , which occurred during production . Exc . as made . Feiffer , famous for his Village Voice cartoons , often contributed artwork to political causes during the late 1960s and 1970s . ( H ) $ 100.00 437 . SDS BUTTON FROM JAN . 20 , 1973 ANTI-NIXON INAUGURAL , ANTI-VIETNAM & RACISM . 2.25 ” w / union bug at 6 o ’ clock . Horizontal bar pin reverse . Produced for an anti-war protest held on Nixon ’ s second inauguration ceremony in 1973 . A few trivial age spots that are barely visible and mentioned only for strict accuracy . Still Exc . ( H ) $ 100.00 438 . UNITED FARM WORKERS OF AMERICA AFL-CIO FLAG . 15x20.5 ”. Burlap . Double-sided . “ Union Made Teamster200-FDL ” tag on reverse in bottom right corner . Vertical creases along right and left edges from folding . Only light wear on UFW symbol in center . Retains bold red color . Overall Exc . An impressive labor and Chicano artifact . ( I ) $ 200.00
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