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

310 311 310 c   (MALCOLM X.) Outdoor Mass Rally . . . Hear Muslim Minister Malcolm X. Printed handbill, 10 1 / 4 x 7 1 / 4 inches; light toning and minor wear. [New York], 29 June [1963] [600/900] At this rally, Malcolm X addressed the questions “Who has made Harlem a slum community?”, “Who controls the drug traffic, prostitution, numbers racket and the large sale of wine and whiskey?”, and “How can we stop this organized destruction of the moral fiber of our community?” 311 c   (MALCOLM X.) Press photo- graph of Malcolm X issued after his controversial comments on the Ken- nedy assassination. Wire photograph, 8 1 / 2 x 6 1 / 2 inches; moderate wear and crop marks, numerous inked stamps and nota- tions on verso. New York, 5 December 1963 [500/750] The caption reads in part “Suspended by Black Muslim head—Malcolm X Shabazz, above, has been suspended by Elijah Muhammad . . . for statements he made about the assassination of President Kennedy. Malcolm X . . . told a Black Muslim rally last Sunday the assassination was an instance of ‘the chickens coming home to roost.’”