The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change
Advice for LivingAdvice for Living is a column Dr. King uses to help people with moral dilemmas. In this issue, he receives questions from an 18-year old about his mother's drinking issues, a 24-year old with relationship issues, and others. |
Coretta's Personal StoryThis telegram, dictated to Charles L. Sanders on the way back from the Nobel Peace Prize Award ceremony, contains Mrs. Coretta Scott King's sentimental narrative of her acclaimed relationship with Dr. King. Revealing details that range from their meeting in 1951 through twelve years of marriage, Mrs. King admits she was immediately smitten by Dr. |
Document Cover PageThis document, dated January 15, 1968, from Johnson Publishing Company is a cover page titled "For Dr. King." |
Ebony: Advice For LivingDr. King answers readers' questions regarding family dynamics, the NAACP, outer versus inner beauty and the image of Negroes in literature and the media. He advocates for open communication and pleasant attitudes in familial relationships, and he offers hope that the portrayal of Negroes in movies and "other public channels" is improving. |
Jesse Jackson and the Civil Rights MovementThis article details Jesse Jackson's involvement with the Civil Rights Movement. |
Letter from Jesse L. Jackson to MLKJesse Jackson writes Dr. King in reference to the efforts of Operation Breadbasket and its fundraising successes. He also expresses to Dr. King the importance of the Support A Worker (SAW) program and encloses information regarding its development. |
Letter from Maude to MLKMaude extends her wishes for the rapid recovery of Dr. King, following a stabbing in New York. She assures him that she is holding down the fort and provides him with a breakdown of correspondences that he has received. |
Letter from MLK to William A. RutherfordDr. King encourages Mr. Rutherford that he would be a great asset to the S.C.L.C. and the Civil Rights Movement. |
Letter to MLK from Rual BolesMr. Boles, a businessman in Chicago, thanks Dr. King, Rev. Jackson, and the SCLC staff for contributing to the success of his struggling business. He is also appreciative for the efforts of Operation Breadbasket in equipping Negro-owned small businesses to effectively compete in the American economy. |
Memorandum from David M. Wallace to Dora McDonaldDavid Wallace informs Dora McDonald of contributions made to the SCLC from John H. Johnson, George Jones, and Willard Payne, Sr. |