Letter from Effie Wilderson to MLK

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Mrs. Wilderson writes to Dr. King informing him that the white Christian Church is in support of non-violence and equality for the Negro people.

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Letter from Effie Wilderson to MLK
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115-W-Santa Fe Ave[nue] Santa Fe-New Mex[ico] Dear Martin Luther King: Please-The white churches are remorseful over their sin of neglecting the colored people. A great effort is being made to correct the inequalities. Violence will not gain the result you are working for. The lives lost that way are all in vain. Please dear Christian Leader - No more violence Sincerely, [Closing Signature: Mrs. Effie Wilderson] [Stamp in blue ink: Received Apr[il] 2, 1968]
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Race Relations
Nonviolence
Equality
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King, Martin Luther, Jr.

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New Mexico (NM)