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Civil Rights Archive [5] Signed by Coretta S. King, Ruby Bridge, & More!

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Civil Rights Archive [5] Signed by Coretta S. King, Ruby Bridge, & More!

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Civil Rights Archive [5] Signed by Coretta S. King, Ruby Bridge, & More!

A group of signed books, cards, a typed letter, and a magazine from numerous Civil Rights figures: Coretta Scott King, Ruby Bridges, Walter E. Williams, and Benjamin O. Davis Jr. The magazine and typed letter have flattened mail folds. The books are soundly bound and have minimal to light wear to their dustjackets. All with bold signatures. Please refer to the photographs for further condition information.

Includes the following:
1. Signed Book "This Is Your Time" by Ruby Bridges. New York: Delacorte Press, 2020. First Edition, 55pp plus credits, and acknowledgments. Signed bookplate on the half-title page.
2. Signed Book "An Autobiography: Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., American" by Benjamin O. Davis Jr. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1991. [x], 442pp including an index. Signed and inscribed on the title page: "To: Dr. Alice Houston Congratulations on your achievements! Ben Davis 19 Sept 1991."
3. Signed 3x4 Card, N.p., n.d. Reading "very best wishes Coretta Scott King." Accompanied by a COA from JG.
4. Typed Letter Signed "Walter E. Williams." Fairfax, VA, dated January 26, 1992. Addressed to Jerry Shoemaker.
5. The King Center: Nonviolent Social Change magazine. Atlanta, Georgia, Fall Edition 1992. 8pp. Signed on the front "Coretta Scott King." Accompanied by a COA from JG.

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Civil Rights Archive [5] Signed by Coretta S. King, Ruby Bridge, & More!

Name: Civil Rights Archive [5] Signed by Coretta S. King, Ruby Bridge, & More!
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