The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change
African Methodist Episcopal Church
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A Resolution Directed to the African Methodist Episopal ChurchThis resolution endorses the appointment of Donald Jacobs as Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. |
American Committee On Africa Invitation to Protest ApartheidThis form letter informs and invites the recipients to attend functions sponsored by the American Committee on Africa in protest against Chase Manhattan Bank's financial relationship with the apartheid regime in South Africa. |
Letter from J. L. Roberts to MLKMinister Roberts writes to Dr. King expressing his support of the Civil Rights Movement along with making a donation to the SCLC. |
Letter from Lillian Smith to MLKLillian Smith, author of 'Strange Fruit,' writes Dr. King to tell of her current health condition. During this time Ms. Smith was battling breast cancer, and was hopeful she would recover. Smith requests Dr. King to visit upon her return home to Clayton County. |
Letter from Macedonia Church to MLKMembers of Macedonia Church seek advice and help from Dr. King in regards to continuing Sunday worship service. |
Letter from Ralph Turnidge to MLKThe Reverend Ralph Turnidge, General Secretary of the Washington-Northern Idaho Council of Churches, invites Dr. King to be the featured leader at a conference on the Church and Human Rights. |
Letter from Rembert Stokes to MLKThe President of Wilberforce University anticipates Dr. King's speech before a delegation of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Rembert Stokes also notes that Dr. King would receive a donation following his address, to help support the civil rights movement. Stokes wishes that Dr. King's message would center around the AME church leadership's involvement in the freedom struggle. |
Letter from Vernon R. Byrd to MLKVernon R. Byrd invites Dr. King to be the speaker at the Annual Men's Day Service at St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church in Bermuda. |
Letter to Mrs. King from Rev. and Mrs. Joseph L. RobertsIn this heartfelt correspondence to Mrs. King, Rev. Joseph Roberts, President Elder of the West Detroit District for the AME Church, expressed sympathy for the death of Dr. King. In the letter, he acknowledges the enclosure of the hard copy of his spoken tribute to Dr. King. Seven years later, in 1975, Rev. Roberts would succeed Rev. Martin Luther King, Sr., as the fourth pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church. |
Telegram from George W. Baber and John W. P. Collier to MLKThe African Methodist Episcopal Churches in New Jersey express their pleasure that Dr. King is making a "speedy recovery." |
The Sound of FreedomThe Greater Philadelphia Citizens Committee is having an event with Dr. King as their guest speaker and special musical performances by artist such as Mahalia Jackson. |
Tribute to Dr. King by Rev. Joseph L. RobertsIn this document, Rev. Joseph L. Roberts, Presiding Elder for the West Detroit District of the AME church, delivered this profound tribute to Dr. King, the day after his assassination. |