Letter from Mrs. W. J. Givan to MLK about Unsavory Association

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November 1, 1967 Dear Sir: I have just finished reading the latest "Jet" magazine; and it struck me afresh as to how often prominent Negroes are pictured with prominent but unsavory whites! First came a picture of the editorial staff with Hugh Hefner, publisher of Playboy: a magazine dedicated to the idea of women as a "thing" to be used and exploited by man for his convenience and pleasure. No RESPECT for her as an equal human being, this should be easily understood by a fighter for equality of the races. Next, a picture of "Sugar Ray" Robinson with Frank Sinatra--a man who refused to stop known association with America's underworld; which preys on the "little guy" of all races! Then, the crowning blow; a picture of you--the author of that SPLENDID book, "Strength to Love"--accepting a cash contribution for S.C.L.C. from Mrs. Moseler and her nephew. God doesn't want his work carried on by money from people living in INCEST; in Deuteronomy he condemns offerings from prostitution and instructs that a relationship such as theirs is incest, which is even worse! Sincerely, Mrs. W.J. Givan