Letter from Mr. Ossie Davis to MLK

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Mr. Ossie Davis suggests to Dr. King that a tribute be prepared to honor the life of Dr. W. E. B. DuBois. Mr. Davis then asks Dr. King for his assistance in gaining sponsorship from "distinguished men and women."

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Letter from Mr. Ossie Davis to MLK
Wednesday, December 4, 1963
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[Written text in left margin: Invitation] [Written text in right margin: File] [Stamped in red ink: DEC[ember] 9 1963] [Underlined: February 23, 1964] [Underlined: sign with me the enclosed call]
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Genre

Correspondence

Topics

Civil Rights
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, 1963
Support Correspondence
People
Davis, Ossie
King, Martin Luther, Jr.
Dr. William Edward Burghardt DuBois (W.E.B. DuBois)
Organizations
Southern Christian Leadership Conference

Places

New York (NY)