The Boston Graphic; Volume VII Number 43. Saturday, August 20, 1960

8 pp. Illustrated with photos, advertisements throughout. About VG (vertical crease, folded, as issued, 2” dampstain to top and right lower corner although not affecting any text or images within).

A rare weekly paper for the Black community with “News & Pictures Covering all New England.” Cover article, “Boston Girl Crowned National Shrine Queen” with news and announcements, including a Business Directory. Photos include those of Jackie Robinson and Jonah Jones and those of local residents in the news. Boston and Roxbury business advertisements for Jimmy L. Robbins Distinctive Men’s Clothing, Dorothy’s Snack Bar, Marie Holland, Cosmetologist, Lady Louise’s Beauty Arcade, Jones Barbecue, Chisolm Funeral Chapel, Bill’s Cities Service, and Prophet Virdure, and World’s Greatest Astrologer and Medium.

No copies in commerce, auction records, or OCLC. Not in Danky. We found a listing for the paper in the Directory of Minority Media (1979) and in the Directory of U.S. Negro Newspapers (1966), as well as a passing reference in Arthur Magida’s Prophet of Rage: A Life of Louis Farrakhan and His Nation. Item #1222

Price: $975.00