Dedication Page (Edited Draft) for "Why We Can't Wait"

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Dr. King drafted this dedication page for his children, in his book, "Why We Can't Wait." Similar to the famous quote in his "I Have A Dream" speech, the dedication hoped that his children "would not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."

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Dedication Page (Edited Draft) for "Why We Can't Wait"
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[Proofreader's marks: sink 12 1/2 picas] [Proofreader's marks, left margin: 1/14 Caledonia c[apitals] & sm[all]cap[itals] [Proofreader's marks, left margin: set in small capitals with initial caps] [Proofreader's marks, left margin: Center all lines] [Proofreader's marks, set further left: To my children] [C[aps]] [Proofreader's marks, double-underline for set in small caps: YOLANDA [insert en dash] MARTIN III [insert en dash] DEXTER [insert en dash] BERNICE] [Proofreader's marks, set further left: for whom I dream that one day soon] [Proofreader's marks, set further left: they will [proofreader's mark, start a new line] no longer be judged by the] [Proofreader's mark, start a new line: but by the content] [Crossed out: caracters] [Inserted above: character.] V. V1 Blank
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Why We Can't Wait
Martin Luther King, Jr. - Publications
People
King, Martin Luther, Jr.
King, Martin Luther, III
King, Dexter
King, Bernice A.