The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change
Letter from Activist Carl Brannin to MLK
Abstract
Social reformer and journalist Carl Brannin commends Dr. King's recent speech in Dallas. Brannin also discusses the importance of the Negro community voting in all elections and reports his experience as a poll tax deputy. He expresses frustration at recent elections that would have had different outcomes if the Negro vote had been strong and united.