Letter from Unknown to MLK

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This letter from an unknown author advises Dr. King to conduct the largest voter registration drive in an effort to elimate poverty. According to the author, "Politicians understand the ballot."

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Letter from Unknown to MLK
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Dear Dr. King, [Stamp in Blue Ink: MAR[ch] 14 1968] I hope you will call for the greatest voter registration drive this summer that the U. S. A. [United States of America] has eer seen. We can win the vote against poverty at the ballot box. Politicians understand the ballot. Please call for the greatest voter registration drive that this country has ever seen. [Underlined: Please]
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Voter Registration
Poverty
People
King, Martin Luther, Jr.