KALAMAZOO 1963 "EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY" DRUG STORE BOYCOTT CIVIL RIGHTS BUTTON.
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Winning Bid:
$188.21 (Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
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Bidding Ended:
Tuesday, November 2, 2021 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, November 2, 2021 9:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #233 Part I
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Item Description
2.25" w/"AFL-CIO IUDTW Local 24" union bug at 6 o'clock. Trivial air marks in reflected light and light surface wear. Exc. Van Avery Drug Store was owned by a white family and catered to a largely African American community but would not hire black employees. Local youth in cooperation w/the NAACP boycotted the store from June of 1963 into the following fall. Scarce.
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