The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change
Democratic Convention, 1968
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Letter from Martin Shepard to MLK with Citizens For Kennedy/Fulbright PamphfletDr. Martin Shepard, co-chairman of Citizens for Kennedy/Fullbright 1968, wrote this letter to Dr. King after reading the Dr. King felt Robert F. Kennedy would be the best Democratic Presidential nominee in 1968. Dr. Shepard writes that they "share the same feelings about President Johnsons and his insane war in Vietnam" and encourages Dr. King to read the enclosed pamphlet and join their efforts. |
Meeting on National Negro PoliticsThe Meeting on National Negro Politics highlights congressional races with "the most potential for political gains by black Americans" in the 1968 elections. |
Peace and Freedom PartyThe Peace and Freedom Party was originally established in the Northern region of California in 1967. This pamphlet features the party's political platform in addition to voter registration procedures. |
Peace and Freedom Party Registration DriveThis document discusses the Peace and Freedom Party Registration Drive and the California Committee for the Peace and Freedom Party. The registration drive aims to place the Peace and Freedom Party on the 1968 California ballot with the purpose of opposing the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates. Also included is a partial list of the Peace and Freedom Party's endorsers, which includes 1962 Nobel Peace Prize recipient Linus Pauling. |