The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change
Letter from William H. Gray, Jr. to Congressman James A. ByrneProminent offical and businessman William H. Gray, Jr. writes United States Congressman James Byrne in regards to discrimination issues related to Negro students and the Selective Service System. Gray communicates with Congressman Byrne to intervene in a discriminatory matter involving a young Philadelphia native. Dr. King is forwarded a copy of this correspondence. |
Telegram from United States House of Representatives to MLKThe United States House of Representatives congratulates Dr. King and other leaders on their march to Montgomery, Alabama. They believe that the march will be recognized as the "beginning of genuine democracy" in American history. |