Murphy Darden Black History Museum Auction

EPIC AUCTIONS & ESTATE SALES

Date(s) 9/24/2024 - 10/19/2024

Pre-Bidding is open now. The Virtual "Live" Auction will begin at 10 AM Eastern on Saturday, October 19. All bidding will take place online. There will be no in-person bidding at our gallery.

The Murphy Darden Black History Museum Collection Virtual "Live" Auction Saturday, October 19 at 10 AM Eastern Pre-Bidding is Now Open Murphy Darden, Sr. was born in Mississippi in 1928 and later relocated to Kalamazoo in 1948 where he lived out his life as an artist, inventor, and more importantly as a historian who worked to document and share the true black history of this country. His collection ranges from black cowboys, to the Negro Leagues, to the the black heroes of the US military such as the Tuskegee Airmen, and to the ugly history of slavery with documents such as authentic slave sale receipts. We are honored to represent the Darden Family and Mr. Darden's lifelong collection. We acknowledge that collections such as this can stir up many emotions and reactions. Our goal in representing Mr. Darden's collection, his legacy, and his family's wishes is to continue to help Mr. Darden tell his story of the real Black History in our country. Some of these items will create feelings of anger, despair, or even revulsion. Some items will bring back happy memories as well. Regardless of any of our personal feelings on these items, it was Mr. Darden's fervent belief that these items be sold at public auction in the hopes that these items will continue to do the job that he started by telling the stories and educating the world so that these issues are never hidden, forgotten, or repeated. If you feel strongly that some of these items should be destroyed, we would encourage you to instead, buy them and donate them to other museums that may allow others to learn from our past.

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1938 "Two Gunman From Harlem" Movie Poster

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German Kalter Kuss Chocolate Advertising Tray

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1938 "Two Gunman From Harlem" Movie Poster

German Kalter Kuss Chocolate Advertising Tray

Crimson Skull Silent Black Film Press Sheet 1922

1963 March on Washington for Jobs & Freedom Pin

Vintage Black Americana "Mammy" Brand Potato Sack

Daniel Monfort Signed Cowboy Statue

Joe Louis Champion Of Champions Comic 1950

Two Prints of Tuskegee Airmen

1807 William Wilberforce Abolition of Slave Trade

Original 1976 "Fighting Mad" Movie Poster

1937 "Harlem On The Prairie" Movie Poster

The Bull Dogger Broadside Poster Bill Pickett

Harlem On The Prairie Broadside Movie Poster

Black Civil War Soldiers Books

Civil War Book, Magazines, LPs

Charles Evers for Mississippi Governor Poster

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 1968 In Memoriam Poster

Extract Orders 1865 Civil War U.S. Black Troop

Extract Orders Civil War Black Infantry Troop

Mantan Moreland Black Film Stills Professor Creeps

Black Gold Silent Black Cast Film Press Sheet 1928

8 Pigmeat Markham Black Film Lobby Cards

Gangsters on the Loose Black Film Lobby Cards 1937

Original 1973 "Savage!" Movie Poster

Two Bull Durham Black Face Collectible Ad Posters

Doris Chambers Pall Mall Poster

2 Booker T. Washington Silver Half Dollars 1946

Vintage Cast Iron Black Butler Smoking Stand

1933 Lobby Card Emperor Jones Paul Robeson

3 Concert Tour Posters James Brown, Temptations

James Brown Vinyl Records, Jet Mags & Bonus Sleeve

Coors Beer Black Heritage Calendars

Coors Beer Black Heritage Calendars

10 Coors Beer Black Heritage Posters

2 Del Monte Double Sided Store Display Posters

Black Cowboy History Research Material 4 Vols

Black Cowboy History Research Articles & More

Wild West Show Advertisement Bill Pickett

1972 & 1973 The Great American Negro Calendars

Black Photographer Teenie Harris Calendar

30 Issues of Black Enterprise Magazine 1982-1984

USPS Black Heritage Postage Stamps

Books Black American Military History

1838 N.H. Abolitionist Newspaper Herald of Freedom

The Emancipator, 1846 Anti-Slavery Newspaper

1857 Anti-Slavery Newspaper, The Liberator

Two Issues NY Tribune, June 1864

The Floridian Newspaper, Tallahassee, 1838

9 Blues & Rock Vinyl Records

Black Americana 1940's Mechanical Bank

Black Americana Chalkware Figure Group

Berkeley Tribe Counterculture Black Panthers 1969

WWII Red Ball Express African-American Unit

Covered Wagon Days 1940 Window Card

WWI Saxon German Shako Military Cap

Civil War Volunteer Infantry McClelland Cap

Cabinet Card African American Young Boy 1890s

Sergeant Rutledge Movie Poster 1960

NAACP Political Button Pin "Doing It For Me"

Free Angela Davis Pin 1970

Political Buttons Johnson Wallace Carter

Paul Robeson Book & Film Stills

Song of Freedom Movie Poster 1936 Paul Robeson

Lobo Comic Book #1, 1965, First Edition

Woven Fiber Cowboy Wall Hanging 57" x 35"

1972 Super Fly Movie Poster

1973 Coffy Movie Poster Pam Grier

1970 Cotton Comes to Harlem Movie Poster

1839 News Article Amistad Slave Ship Rebellion

The Charter Oak 1846 Anti-Slavery Newspaper

1883 Original Harper's Frederick Douglass Cover

The African's Friend, No. 5 1886 Quaker Newsletter

Harper's 1898 prints, Black Soldier Portraits,

Chicago World Frederick Douglass Obituary 1895

Buck and The Preacher Movie Poster 1972

Baseball Collectibles Magazines Art Books

Lofstrand Copper Fire Extinguisher

Vintage Detex Night Watchman Clock W/Key