Uncovering Our History Through The Relics Left Behind
Posted in Advertising, Black history, collectibles, Signs, and slavery
Lest we forget. That’s what came to my mind when I saw the Jim Crow signs in the glass case at the auction house. As I stood there looking at the signs outside the case,…
Posted in Ephemera/Paper/Documents, and Politics
The face on the brochure was both familiar and odious. Who could forget the image of the country’s most outspoken and virulent civil rights opponent who vowed that his way of life in mid-20th century Alabama…
Posted in Photos
The group of photos were on a back table at the auction house against a wall, almost hidden among much taller items. They were black and whites of African American soldiers. Several showed 10 soldiers…
