Letter from Jerry Russell to Mrs. King

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Jerry Russell offers his sympathy to Coretta Scott King following the death of Dr. King. He describes Dr. King as an individual of greatest integrity.

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Letter from Jerry Russell to Mrs. King
Thursday, April 11, 1968
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[Top right hand margin: April 11, 1968 Toccoa, Georgia] Dear Mrs. [Misses] King, I wish to express my sympathy to you in this time of loss. The World has lost a man of dignity and courage. Truly a man of greatest integrity. I am ashamed because of the indignity, which took Dr. [Doctor] King's life. He has given us so much. "Greater Love hath no man, than he will lay down his life for his friend. [Handwritten signature: Jerry Russell]
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Correspondence

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Martin Luther King, Jr. - Assassination
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King, Coretta Scott

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Georgia (GA)