Item #88885 To the Colored Citizens of Essex County: Boost Brandon and Democracy
To the Colored Citizens of Essex County: Boost Brandon and Democracy

To the Colored Citizens of Essex County: Boost Brandon and Democracy

Folded four-page leaflet on orange paper. 9 x 15 cm. Undated (probably 1924). Printed near bottom of last page: "Paid for by New Era Colored Democracy, Headquarters: 272 Bank St., Newark [NJ]. Issued to support the candidacy of William B. Brandon, an African American and a lawyer in Newark, who was seeking election on November 4th to the New Jersey General Assembly as a Democrat. Brandon is mentioned on page 13 of the NAACP's 14th annual report (1923) for working with the NAACP to successfully oppose extradition to Georgia of Lockhart Drake, charged with burglary and shooting with intent to kill. Very Good. Item #88885

Price: $250.00

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