Request for Land Reform Bill

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An anonymous writer asks Dr. King to petition Congress for a reform bill that would allow all people, irrespective of race, creed or societal status, to own land.

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Request for Land Reform Bill
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[Stamped in blue ink: JAN[uary] 4 1968] Dear Dr. King, There must be a land reform policy in the U.S.A. Rich people own all the land. Negroes and poor whites cannot buy land, they cannot afford it. Please petition congress to initiate a land reform policy so that [Underlined: ALL] people will own land. Land is wealth.
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Economic Development
Race Relations
Reformation
Afro-Americans - Economic conditions
People
King, Martin Luther, Jr.
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United States Congress and Senate