Anonymous Letter to MLK

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The author writes Dr. King and questions his motives for speaking so "rashly" against the conflict in Vietnam.

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Anonymous Letter to MLK
Friday, March 31, 1967
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Page 1 Rev[erend] Martin King Atlanta GA [Georgia] Natl [National] NonViolence Council Page 2 3-11-67 [Stamp in Red Ink: APR[il] 3 1967] I just read your Blast against Vietnam war. All Negroes are in Front Line they went [MS: illegible]. Do your realize if U. C. wins all Asia is Lost. Why this rash statement from a Nobel Prize Winner. It is easy to see who is behind the other haters. [Closing Signature: War Vet[eran] 77 Div[ision]
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Correspondence

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Vietnam War / Vietnamese Conflict
People
King, Martin Luther, Jr.

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New York (NY)
Atlanta, GA