Featured auction · Signature Sale No. 014
The Movement in Print
A curated sale of photography, periodicals, and printed ephemera documenting the American civil rights movement between 1948 and 1972. Every lot has been reviewed by the Black Grail curatorial committee and carries a Grail Score assessment.
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Lots in sale
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Lot 101 · 1963
Original Silver Gelatin Print — "We Demand Equal Rights"
Current bid $42,000 · 23 bids
Featured lots
Highlights from the current sale
LOT 101PhotographyGrail 96
Original Silver Gelatin Print — "We Demand Equal Rights", 1963
Current bid
$42,000
23 bids
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Reserve met
LOT 102Trading CardsGrail 91
1950 Bowman #22 Jackie Robinson — Graded, 1950
Current bid
$18,500
31 bids
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Reserve not met
LOT 103Comics & PublicationsGrail 98
All-Negro Comics No. 2 — Unpublished Proof Copy, 1947
Current bid
$61,000
17 bids
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Reserve met
LOT 104Historical DocumentsGrail 88
Manumission Document with Intact Wax Seal, 1821
Current bid
$9,400
12 bids
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Reserve not met
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Closing this week
LOT 105PhotographyGrail 84
Freedom Riders Contact Sheet — 36 Frames, 1961
Current bid
$7,200
9 bids
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Reserve met
LOT 106Comics & PublicationsGrail 92
The Negro Motorist Green Book, 1949 Edition, 1949
Current bid
$12,800
21 bids
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Reserve met
LOT 101PhotographyGrail 96
Original Silver Gelatin Print — "We Demand Equal Rights", 1963
Current bid
$42,000
23 bids
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Reserve met
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