CHARLES UNICYCLE RIDERS BASKETBALL CIVIL RIGHTS BRONX, NY BUTTON.
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Starting Bid:
$236.00
(Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bidding Ended:
Tuesday, November 14, 2023 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, November 14, 2023 9:00:00 PM)
Item Description
2.25" litho. Likely produced in the mid-1960s for a fundraising drive. Text on reverse "We Are Pleading With You- Not As A Race, But As New Yorkers- Help Us To Expand A Skill We Have Developed 'Playing Basketball On A Unicycle' Charles Unicycle Riders Get Changed- Get Together- Get Going". Scattered scratches and minor paint wear not affecting design. Exc. Started in 1958 in the Southeast Bronx after Jerry King taught his son to ride a unicycle. Area children showed interest spurring King to form a group eventually growing into a troop of 100 kids. In 1968 the group became the first all African American act in the Ringling Bros. Circus.
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