[African Americana]: [Arizona]:

Arizona Sun. Read the Sun - the Voice of 60,000 Negroes of Arizona Vol. XI, No. 25 [caption title].

Phoenix: March 2, 1951. 8pp. Gathered sheets of newsprint, folded. Moderate toning and wear, central vertical crease with minor occasional loss. Very good. Item #5631

An informative issue of a rare African-American weekly newspaper produced in Jim Crow Arizona. The newspaper was edited and published by Doc F. Benson, a notable leader of the local NAACP chapter and a member of the state House of Representatives in Arizona. This particular issue was produced on March 2, 1951, and contains stories about labor issues with the C.I.O., the awarding of a Silver Star to a local World War II veteran, society news, the indictment of W. E. B. Du Bois in connection with the Peace Information Center, and more. OCLC reports a smattering of issues of the Arizona Sun in six institutions, at the Arizona Newspaper Project, Arizona State, Stanford, Chamberlain University, Simon Fraser University, and the Library of Congress.

Price: $350