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The Forum. Vol. I, Nos. 13-14. June 6 & June 20, 1908. San Jose, California: Forum Publishing Co., 1908. 10 x 13.5 in. California Section State Library Duplicate mark, toning and some wear to front pages, some separation along creases, top edge uncut. Interior pages bright and clean. Two issues from the inaugural volume of The Forum, an African American newspaper published in San Jose, California at the beginning of the 20th century. Issues include exhortations to African American westward pioneers (“California, The Land of Sunshine and Golden Opportunities: Offers Many Inducements tot he Industrious Colored Man or Woman”), extensive political coverage (“Will the Negro Voters Prove Loyal to the Republican Party?”), and many articles regarding African American masons, with a picture of the M. W. Grand Master of San Francisco, C. Henry Tinsley, on the cover. Very scarce, only three California libraries have any holdings. (Danky 2452). Condition: California Section State Library Duplicate mark, toning to front pages, some pencil markings, minor tears to edge, minor creasing, some separation along creases, top edge uncut. Interior pages bright and clean.