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King, Martin Luther, Jr. | Signed personal letter and photograph

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Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 1057

King, Martin Luther, Jr. | Signed personal letter and photograph

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King, Martin Luther, Jr.Typed letter signed by one of the most prominent leaders of the Civil Rights movement to one of his followers
Typed letter signed ("Martin L. King Jr."), one page (275 x 214mm) on South Christian Leadership Conference letterhead, with envelope, to Miss Judy Weinstock, Atlanta, 1 December 1964, thanking her for her letter, stating "It makes me feel humble and proud to know what you wish to become like me", giving regards to Rabbi Michael Robinson enclosing a photograph; fold marks, envelope a little worn, small creases and scratches to photograph. [With:] Photographic portrait (124 x 89mm), signed in blue pen, "Best Wishes | Martin Luther King".
A touching letter from Martin Luther King Jr. to a young supporter.
Written in the midst of the Scripto labor strike, King warmly thanks his correspondent for her letter and expresses his joy at hearing from the youth and their participation in the freedom movement. He sends regards to Rabbi Robinson, who came "to bear witness against the evils of segregation", when, in the spring of 1964, as St. Augustine, Florida, prepared to celebrate its 400th anniversary, King, and the SCLC campaigned to end racial discrimination in the nation’s oldest city. King includes a signed black and white photographic portrait, as requested by Weinstock.

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King, Martin Luther, Jr.Typed letter signed by one of the most prominent leaders of the Civil Rights movement to one of his followers
Typed letter signed ("Martin L. King Jr."), one page (275 x 214mm) on South Christian Leadership Conference letterhead, with envelope, to Miss Judy Weinstock, Atlanta, 1 December 1964, thanking her for her letter, stating "It makes me feel humble and proud to know what you wish to become like me", giving regards to Rabbi Michael Robinson enclosing a photograph; fold marks, envelope a little worn, small creases and scratches to photograph. [With:] Photographic portrait (124 x 89mm), signed in blue pen, "Best Wishes | Martin Luther King".
A touching letter from Martin Luther King Jr. to a young supporter.
Written in the midst of the Scripto labor strike, King warmly thanks his correspondent for her letter and expresses his joy at hearing from the youth and their participation in the freedom movement. He sends regards to Rabbi Robinson, who came "to bear witness against the evils of segregation", when, in the spring of 1964, as St. Augustine, Florida, prepared to celebrate its 400th anniversary, King, and the SCLC campaigned to end racial discrimination in the nation’s oldest city. King includes a signed black and white photographic portrait, as requested by Weinstock.

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