Sale 2503 - Printed & Manuscript African Americana, March 28, 2019

298 c   (KING, MARTIN LUTHER.) Honor His Memory, April 2, 3, 4, Stop the War Now! Poster, 17 x 11 inches; minimal wear, laid down on linen. Washington, DC: National Peace Action Coalition, 2 April [1971] [400/600] This poster promoted a series of protests against the Vietnam War: local demonstrations planned for 2-4 April, followed by marches on Washington and San Francisco on 24 April. It is illustrated with a photograph of Dr. King speaking at a college commencement, and an anti-war quotation from one of his speeches: “This widened war has narrowed domestic welfare programs, making the poor, white and Negro bear the burdens both at the front and at home.” 298 299 299 c   (KING, MARTIN LUTHER.) I Am a Man, AFSCME. The 1968 AFSCME Sanitation Strike, Memphis, Tennessee. Black and white poster with a photographic inset, 14 x 22 inches, on glossy light board; heavy creasing consistent with use at a rally, minor foxing, 4 tack holes along top edge. Memphis, circa 1978? [2,000/3,000] This poster was produced to commemorate the death of King, whose support for the striking sanitation workers brought him to Memphis. The Richard Copley photograph shows the Rev. Theodore Hibbler and striker Ted Brown marching in Memphis on 29 March 1968, shortly before the assassination. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees has remained closely linked with Dr. King in historical memory ever since. While not dated, the numeral “78” appears next to the Allied Printers logo at the bottom of the placard, which may suggest a 1978 production date in conjunction with the tenth anniversary of the shooting. Other examples are known with smaller margins, measuring just under 20 inches in width; priority is undetermined.