"NATIONAL AFRO-AMERICAN CIVIC LEAGUE" CIVIL RIGHTS BUTTON.
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Winning Bid:
$194.70 (Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
3
Bidding Ended:
Tuesday, July 30, 2024 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, July 30, 2024 9:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
#241 Session I
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Item Description
5/8" w/Keystone Badge backpaper used 1902-1914. Our research found a 1908 incorporation filing in North Carolina for this group and a newspaper article from North Carolina highlighting "Many New Corporations" including the "National Afro-American Civic League Of Wadesboro. Object, to improve home conditions of Negroes And Work With The Whites In The Development Of Industries." A rare early Civil Rights button that has only minor surface wear. Exc.
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