Auction:
March 15, 2pm ET
Online Auction
March 15, 2pm ET
Online Auction
Absentee Bidding:
By e-mail, mail and telephone
By e-mail, mail and telephone
The Auction
A Sampling of items in the Collection
- • An 1890 Boston time capsule contained in a building cornerstone
- • A Crispus Attucks grouping
- • Rare Benjamin Butler Civil War medal
- • Sammy Davis' NAACP Spingarn Award
- • A medal from the state of Ohio to Col. Charles Young
- • A Marcus Garvey death mask
- • A hooked rug poster of Bert Williams
- • Bill Pickett's saddle
- • Satchel Paige's rocking chair
- • Cab Calloway's baton
- • A life-size wax figure of Hank Aaron
- • A group of Presidential letters with excellent content
- • A rare CDV of Robert Smalls
- • A KKK grand dragon outfit
- • A Ku Klux Klan hand made quilt
- • A group of Muhammad Ali related letters
- • A large Alice Dunnigan collection
- • An emancipation watch
- • A Middle Passage bracelet
- • A Buffalo Soldier collection
- • A Renaissance basketball collection
- • Civil Rights Movement letters of praise and hatred
- • Three billboard posters of Stevie Wonder, The Supremes, and Martha Reeves
- • Many detailed tribute collections abound in this Meaders collection, that also includes tributes to: Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, John Brown, Booker T. Washington, George Washington Carver, Bill Richmond, Robert Smalls, Annie Malone, Madame C.J. Walker, Maggie Lena Walker, Mary M. Bethune, Father Divine, Col. Charles Young, Marcus Garvey, Bill Pickett, Mammy Pleasant, Shirley Chisolm, Bessie Coleman, Josephine Baker, Medgar Evers, Paul Robeson, Sammy Davis, Louis Armstrong, Jackie Robinson, Hank Aaron, Jack Johnson, Muhammad Ali, Joe Louis, Satchel Paige, Wilt Chamberlain, Jim Brown, Michael Jackson and Barack Obama.
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Press:
I began collecting
African American history
on a whim
as a hobby
that advanced to a passion
graduated to an "outer body"
compulsive obsession
which surreptitiously
passed out of my domain
and became God's work
compelling me
to retrieve
the sacred pieces of the puzzle
in order to verify
the masterpiece
that illuminates
the American story
about the hallelujah triumph
of an unshackled people
by Elizabeth Meaders
Africans in America
And we're here to win
We're a part of a new country
Founded on men's wish to be free
A wonderful formula
That appeals to me
So we embraced the story
And we fought for its glory
The more you know
The further you go
In the past, slavery was a horror
That original sin
Shed some tears
At where we've been
But despite our sorrows
We've accomplished so much
And we've never lost
Our soulful touch
All men are equal
The bible tells us so
That's why in our dress, speech and walk
You see us "Glow"
Embrace our story
Celebrate our glory
Because the more you know
The more you grow
America, learn about African American heroes
We have so many wonderful folks
Nothing stopped them not even hatreds strokes
Learning about Fred, Booker, Medgar, and dear Dr. King
Think about all they did
When you hear freedoms ring
Learn about Harriet, Sojourner
Fannie Lou and dear Bethune Mary Mac
They loved us so much
And they always had our back
They made an easy path
For us all to thread
All these stories really should be read
Because the more you know
The more you show
Yes, it's the 400th anniversary
Of African American contributions galore
From a bountiful people
Willing to give even more!
America, celebrate our 400th Anniversary with us please do
Yes, we're African Americans
We're resourceful creative, inspirational, faithful, patriotic and true
The more you know
Together the further we ALL go
1619-2019 the 400th Anniversary of African Americans in America, our home.
by Elizabeth Meaders