[African Americana]. [Tennessee]

Speaking on the Baxter R.R. Proposition by Prominent Colored Speakers [caption title]

Nashville: Boylin Printing Co., [ca. 1898]. Printed broadside, 12 x 9 inches. Noticeably tanned and somewhat brittle, closed tear on right edge, slightly chipped. Very good. Item #3090

A rare broadside advertising a week-long schedule of African American speakers in Nashville. Jere Baxter, a prominent Nashville businessman founded the Tennessee Central Railroad and was installed as president of the company in 1897. The speakers on the present broadside were likely called to react to Baster's proposed use of the city's depot, Union Station. The speakers listed here include Rev. Luke Mason, Horace Storms, Andrew Clarkson, and J.C. Crowley, among others. OCLC records just a single copy, at Temple University.

Price: $950.00