"ILLITERACY IN ALABAMA LET'S REMOVE IT" SCARCE CIVIL RIGHTS BUTTON.
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$259.60
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Bidding Ended:
Tuesday, July 26, 2022 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, July 26, 2022 9:00:00 PM)
Item Description
1" w/"Parisian Nov. Co. Chicago" on curl at 6 o'clock. The 1910 census listed 352,710 Alabama residents as illiterate. By 1915 a statewide campaign had begun selling these buttons as fundraisers. The predominant group affected was African Americans. Moderate wear in reflected light. Exc. Rare.
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