One Original Vintage Photograph of Paul Robeson. Photo is 8.2 x 10.5". Photo of Robeson was taken in London c.1937-38. Photo is in good condition, with writing on verso. It was taken after his visit to Spain, where he was helping asses the situation.

One Paul Robeson Autograph c.1949. Small paper reads, "Kind Wishes Wynn, Paul Robeson Feb.49'" In good condition.

Plus international news photo and paper with news slug regarding Robeson's Honeymoon. Photo is 7 1/2 x 9". News Slug is 6 1/2 x 6".

Paul Robeson was an American bass baritone singer and actor who became involved with the Civil Rights Movement. At Rutgers College, he was an American football player, and then had an international career in singing, as well as acting in theater and movies. He became politically involved in response to the Spanish Civil War, fascism, and social injustices. His advocacy of anti-imperialism, affiliation with communism, and criticism of the United States government caused him to be blacklisted during the McCarthy era.

A Cinema Apart, or the Beverly and Larry Richards Collection, was amassed by Larry Richards over a number of many years. A respected historian and a librarian at the Philadelphia Free Library, and author of the book African American Films Through 1959: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography, Mr. Richards was deeply passionate and knowledgeable about African-American culture and history. In 2008, Mr. Richards tragically and suddenly died quite young, leaving behind his collection of hundreds of motion picture posters featuring African-American stars and addressing African-American issues, as well as rare broadsides, window cards, and ephemera. Additionally, he possessed items relating to African-American and slavery history. His collection has been deemed so culturally important that a section of it is now in the collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. His wife, Dr. Beverly Richards, now oversees the collection, and has lectured on and exhibited the items both nationally and internationally.