Sale 2471 - Printed & Manuscript African Americana, March 29, 2018

158 159 c   (CIVIL RIGHTS.) Pair of Rosa Parks press photos. Various sizes; minor wear, captions and inked stamps on verso. Vp, 1956 and 1965 [500/750] Parks riding an integrated bus the year after her historic ride. 8 3 / 4 x 11 1 / 2 inches. Montgomery, AL, 21 December 1956 * Parks with her mother Leona McCauley returning from the Selma march. 10 x 8 inches, 26 March 1965. 158 c   (CIVIL RIGHTS.) Terrell, Mary Church. Help Nail Down the Welcome Mat in Washington, D.C. Illustrated hand- bill, 11 x 8 1 / 2 inches; minor toning and wear. Washington, DC, circa January 1953 [400/600] A minor but interesting skirmish in the history of the Civil Rights movement, attempting to enforce Dwight Eisenhower’s promise to end segregation in the capital city under his presidency. “The official inaugural committee says that District hotels and restaurants have been asked not to discriminate against colored citizens for the three days of the inaugural. we say: democracy is a year- round affair. . . . Insist on service in any restaurant you wish to enter. If you are refused, remind the manager of the Inaugural Committee’s promise.” 159