[African-Americana – Civil Rights Movement – John F. Kennedy] American Negro Public Opinion Service

We Shall Overcome / 1929 1968 / Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. / We Mourn Our Loss / 1917 1963 / President John F. Kennedy [Two Sided Banner]

United States: N.d. Double-sided memorial banner measuring 12 x 18 ¼ inches, featuring Martin Luther King, Jr., and John F. Kennedy, with black felt and white and gold acrylic. Two-sided felt banner with machine-stitched binding on one side. Fine condition. Item #List3403

The American Negro Public Opinion Service was a civil rights organization established in 1961 by Jesse J. Glass, an ex-policeman in Chicago who also operated a detective agency.[1] The group was active in Chicago in the 1960s, supporting African American business networks and public life during the Civil Rights era. The organization printed this banner in two variants, with this one showing the face of John F. Kennedy on the verso, and another only showing Dr. King. This is a nice example, in fine condition with some very light creasing at one side.

[1] William Junea, “Judge’s Tie to Detective Agency Eyed” Chicago Tribune, April 7, 1973, 92.

Price: $450.00