OSCAR DePRIEST 1940 AMERICA FIRST COMMITTEEMAN CIVIL RIGHTS BUTTON.
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Winning Bid:
$186.91 (Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
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Tuesday, November 15, 2022 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, November 15, 2022 9:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #236 Session I
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Item Description
1" litho. DePriest was a noted civil rights activist and the first African American elected to congress in the 20th century and the first outside of the South when Illinois first district elected him in 1928. To oppose US entry into WWII the America First Committee formed in September of 1939 in DePriest's home city of Chicago. Tiny scratch at 5 o'clock on extreme outer edge. Otherwise only trivial paint wear. Exc.
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