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National Black Memorabilia & Collectible Show

The National Black Memorabilia & Collectible Show will be Saturday
and Sunday, April 26-27, 2014 at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds, 16
Chestnut Street, in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Show hours are Saturday, 10
am - 7 pm, and Sunday, 10 am - 5 pm. Admission is $7 and students are
admitted free. This is the 30th year for this event in the Greater
Washington, DC area. There will be thousands of attendees from across
the country at this annual educational event.






  There will be many vendors from across the United States with black
memorabilia and collectibles for sale including slavery artifacts and
documents, books, stamps, paintings, prints, textiles, autographs, toys,
dolls, advertisements, crafts, photos, art, political and civil rights
memorabilia, kitchen collectibles, coins, movie memorabilia, posters,
Civil War, sports and entertainment memorabilia, postcards and much
more. Educational exhibits will include slavery
artifacts, Jim Crow memorabilia, Buffalo Soldiers, Negro League
Baseball, Marcus Garvey, Black Panther Party, Tuskegee Airmen, Malcolm
X, George Washington Carver, Dorothy Dandridge and others.







  In the Lest We Forget Black Holocaust Museum of Slavery exhibit at the
show from Philadelphia, PA there will be authentic items on display
like those as seen in the outstanding 2014 Academy Award Oscar winning
Best Picture "12 Years a Slave". Such items include slave tags like the
one seen around the neck of Solomon Northup, arm, leg and face shackles
like those seen in the movie, slave sale and ownership documents, whips
like the one used on Patsey and other authentic artifacts. Also, there
will be a lecture on the subject of slavery.






  There will be autograph sessions with Negro League Baseball Players,
Tuskegee Airmen and other celebrities. This is the largest black
memorabilia and collectible show in the country, and it attracts major
vendors and collectors alike. Vendor space is still available.






  There will be plenty of good food and free parking. The show is
indoors and will be held rain or shine. To reach the Montgomery County
Fairgrounds in Gaithersburg take I-270 exit 11 and follow the signs. For
more information or vendor space reservations, call (301)649-1915 or
view the website www.johnsonshows.com.

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