CIVIL RIGHTS COLLECTORS PIECE. ONLY ONE TO SURVIVE. COLOR BOARD FROM BHAM BUS. NATIONAL TREASURE Start Price USD 750,000.00 Current Price USD 750,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, September 27, 2008 End Time Tuesday, October 07, 2008 Location Wilsonville, AL See more about 'CIVIL RIGHTS COLLECTORS PIECE. ONLY ONE TO SURVIVE.' Description IT WOULD TAKE PAGES FOR ME TO TELL THE STORY OF THIS "COLOR-BOARD". IT HAS BEEN DECLARED A NATIONAL TREASURE BY THE BIRMINGHAM CIVIL RIGHTS INSTITUTE AS WELL AS THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE. THE SMITHSONIAN LEARNED OF IT'S EXISTANCE AFTER IT WAS DISPLAED FOR 18 YEARS AT THE BCRI. I HAVE BEEN CONTACTED BY THEM BECAUSE THEY WISH TO DISPLAY IT. WHEN SEGREGATION WAS REPEALED, ALL RACIST SIGNS, ESPECIALLY THE "BACK OF THE BUS" COLOR BOARDS WERE PUBLICALLY DESTROYED. THIS ONE SURVIVED BECAUSE MY FATHER WAS A DRIVER. WHEN DEMONSTRATORS ATTEMPTED TO TIP HIS BUS OVER, HE ESCAPED WITH THE BOARD. ALL OF THESE FACTS CAN BE EASILY VERIFIED BY THE CURATOR OF THE B'HAM CIVIL RIGHTS INSTITUTE. NO ONE CAN ACTUALLY PLACE A DOLLAR VALUE ON THIS ITEM. THE WORD "PRICELESS" HAS BEEN SUGGESTED BY SEVERAL EXPERTS. I AM GOING TO LIST IT, MAINLY TO SEE IF ANYONE CAN OFFER ANY IDEA ON IT'S VALUE. EXPERTS HAVE TOLD ME TO PUT IT UP FOR BID AT AN ADVERTISED AUCTION WITH A VERY REPUTABLE AUCTION HOUSE. IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, PLEASE CONTACT ME. SERIOUS INQUIRIES OR SUGGESTIONS ONLY PLEASE. I AM VERY SERIOUS ABOUT THIS PIECE. PROOF OF AUTHENTICITY IS NO PROBLEM. IT ISN'T PICTURED BECAUSE IT IS IN A SAFETY DEPOSIT BOX. BIRMINGHAM WAS THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT. DR. KING SPENT MANY HOURS IN THE BIRMINGHAM JAIL. THIS IS WHY IT IS SO DESIRABLE TO THESE TWO CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUMS. IF ANYONE SEES THIS LISTING AND HAPPENS TO KNOW A SERIOUS COLLECTOR, PLEASE CONTACT ME AND I WILL PROVIDE, CONFIDENTIALLY, HOW TO REACH ME. IT WOULD BE GRATIFYING IF SOMEONE SUCH AS A MEMBER OF DR. KING'S FAMILY POSSESSED IT. I WILL NOT HESITATE TO REPORT ANY PFISHING, RUDE OR INSULTING CONTACTS. GOD BLESS. Place a Bid!