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We recently sold handwritten signed essays by Civil Rights leader Gwendolyn Sanders. Please see details below:
Incredible 20″ x 16″ Photo Essay Handwritten & Signed by Gwendolyn Sanders, Who Led the 1963 Student Protest in Birmingham, Alabama — “…Birmingham firemen used these water hoses against us…”
Very powerful handwritten testimony by Gwendolyn Sanders, who, as just a 15-year-old, led the famous student protest in the Birmingham Civil Rights campaign. At first criticized for involving children in Birmingham, called the most segregated city in America, the campaign was ultimately deemed successful as it exposed the depth that white leaders would stoop to, even using very high-pressure fire hoses on the students, and arresting children as young as eight. The campaign gained the attention of the entire world and galvanized support for the Civil Rights movement, leading directly to passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Writing on a 20″ x 16″ photo of the fire hoses being used on a group of students, Sanders writes, “I was only 15 years old on May 2, 1963 when the Birmingham firemen used these water hoses against us three or four times. Nobody can imagine how painful the force from that water was. We were protesting peacefully, practicing non-violence according to the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., but the white leaders chose to be violent. Dr. King had come to Birmingham and was speaking about the non-violent movement. This was something I wanted to be a part of, as the Black community was waking up and started to feel like we could do something about the segregation laws, especially in Alabama. The struggle is still going on, but things are much better now. Do I feel like I made a difference? Yes, I do, but it wasn’t just about me. It was about those thousands of children and men and women who all came together. One or two people alone couldn’t have made a difference. But all of us, together, were able to change things for the better.”
She then signs the photo, “Gwendolyn Gamble Sanders / 10th grader who organized my classmates and hundreds of children from Parker High School down to 1st graders to do what became known as the Birmingham Campaign”.
Photo measures 20″ x 16″, penned in black felt-tip. Near fine condition. With a photo of Sanders signing and also an LOA signed by her. Sold for $1,500.
Incredible 20″ x 16″ Photo Essay Handwritten & Signed by Gwendolyn Sanders, Who Led the 1963 Student Protest in Birmingham, Alabama — “…Birmingham firemen used these water hoses against us…”
Very powerful handwritten testimony by Gwendolyn Sanders, who, as just a 15-year-old, led the famous student protest in the Birmingham Civil Rights campaign. At first criticized for involving children in Birmingham, called the most segregated city in America, the campaign was ultimately deemed successful as it exposed the depth that white leaders would stoop to, even using very high-pressure fire hoses on the students, and arresting children as young as eight. The campaign gained the attention of the entire world and galvanized support for the Civil Rights movement, leading directly to passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Writing on a 20″ x 16″ photo of the fire hoses being used on a group of students, Sanders writes, “I was only 15 years old on May 2, 1963 when the Birmingham firemen used these water hoses against us three or four times. Nobody can imagine how painful the force from that water was. We were protesting peacefully, practicing non-violence according to the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., but the white leaders chose to be violent. Dr. King had come to Birmingham and was speaking about the non-violent movement. This was something I wanted to be a part of, as the Black community was waking up and started to feel like we could do something about the segregation laws, especially in Alabama. The struggle is still going on, but things are much better now. Do I feel like I made a difference? Yes, I do, but it wasn’t just about me. It was about those thousands of children and men and women who all came together. One or two people alone couldn’t have made a difference. But all of us, together, were able to change things for the better.”
She then signs the photo, “Gwendolyn Gamble Sanders / 10th grader who organized my classmates and hundreds of children from Parker High School down to 1st graders to do what became known as the Birmingham Campaign”.
Photo measures 20″ x 16″, penned in black felt-tip. Near fine condition. With a photo of Sanders signing and also an LOA signed by her. Sold for $1,050.
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Elizabeth Eckford Handwritten Signed 20″ x 13.375″ Photo Essay From Her First Day of School as Part of the “Little Rock Nine” — “…Someone yelled ‘Get a rope. Drag her over to the tree!’…”
Elizabeth Eckford handwritten signed essay, composed upon a 20″ x 13.375″ photograph of her first day of school at Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. As one of the “Little Rock Nine”, Eckford, a young 15-year old, had to endure bullying and violence in order to attend school, as mandated by Brown v. Board of Education three years earlier. In this essay, Eckford details the horrific events of that day, but ends on a hopeful note, remembering white journalists who treated her with kindness. Composed and signed in silver felt-tip, essay reads in full,
“I am one of the Little Rock Nine, a group of African-American teens who, in 1957, were the first black students ever to attend classes at the previously all-white Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas.
The integration came as a result of Brown versus Board of Education decided by the nation’s highest court in 1954.
My ordeal was captured by press photographers on the morning of September 4, 1957. As I walked toward the school I saw Arkansas National Guard soldiers surrounding the grounds. They opened up and made space for white students to pass through. When I approached the soldiers stood shoulder to shoulder to bar me. I walked further and stopped where I could see another sidewalk leading to the school. This time the state troops crossed rifles to block me. The crowd across the street was angrily shouting. Ahead I saw the main entrance in the middle of that two block expanse. Now a soldier directed me to go across the street where the demonstrators were.
When I stepped out into the street an angry mob started following and screaming insults. Photographers were in front of me walking backwards. Someone yelled ‘Get a rope. Drag her over to the tree! Let’s hang her!’ Other voices cursed and threatened. I looked for help. When I approached an elderly woman who had a kind face, she spat on me. The mob followed me to the bus stop where two middle-aged white reporters tried to comfort me, saying don’t let them see you cry. When one reporter embraced me across my shoulder, the crowd’s anger rose in increased fury. / Elizabeth Eckford”. Satin-finish photo measures 20″ x 13.375″, printed by an Indiana University colleague of the photographer, Will Counts. Sold for $5,275.
Elizabeth Eckford handwritten signed essay, composed upon a 20″ x 16″ photograph of her first day of school at Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. As one of the “Little Rock Nine”, Eckford, a young 15-year old, had to endure bullying and violence in order to attend school, as mandated by Brown v. Board of Education three years earlier. In this essay, Eckford details the horrific events of that day, but ends on a hopeful note, remembering white journalists who treated her with kindness. Composed and signed in silver felt-tip, essay reads in full,
“I am one of the Little Rock Nine, a group of African-American teens who, in 1957, were the first black students ever to attend classes at the previously all-white Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas.
The integration came as a result of Brown versus Board of Education decided by the nation’s highest court in 1954.
My ordeal was captured by press photographers on the morning of September 4, 1957. As I walked toward the school I saw Arkansas National Guard soldiers surrounding the grounds. They opened up and made space for white students to pass through. When I approached the soldiers stood shoulder to shoulder to bar me. I walked further and stopped where I could see another sidewalk leading to the school. This time the state troops crossed rifles to block me. The crowd across the street was angrily shouting. Ahead I saw the main entrance in the middle of that two block expanse. Now a soldier directed me to go across the street where the demonstrators were.When I stepped out into the street an angry mob started following and screaming insults. Photographers were in front of me walking backwards. Someone yelled ‘Get a rope. Drag her over to the tree! Let’s hang her!’ Other voices cursed and threatened. I looked for help. When I approached an elderly woman who had a kind face, she spat on me. The mob followed me to the bus stop where two middle-aged white reporters tried to comfort me, saying don’t let them see you cry. When one reporter embraced me across my shoulder, the crowd’s anger rose in increased fury. / Elizabeth Eckford”. Satin-finish photo measures 20″ x 16″, printed by an Indiana University colleague of the photographer, Will Counts. Sold for $5,000.
Rosa Parks Signed 10″ x 8″ Photo of Her Being Booked After Her Arrest
Rosa Parks signed photo, showing Parks being fingerprinted after her arrest in 1955 for not relinquishing her bus seat to a white person. This iconic photo is uncommon as signed by Parks, who here signs in felt-tip on her sleeve. Glossy photo measures 10″ x 8″. Remnants of tape to verso, otherwise near fine condition. Sold for $4,200.
Rosa Parks Signed 8” x 10” Photo — With JSA COA
Rosa Parks signed photo showing the civil rights icon sitting in a bus, the simple act that led to her arrest in 1955. Boldly signed in black felt-tip next to her image. Glossy photo measures 8” x 10”. Near fine condition. Sold for $4,000.
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