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Gandhi Society for Human RightsThe Gandhi Society for Human Rights lists the names of individuals whom they would like to serve on the organization's Board of Directors in which Dr. King serves as the Honorary President. |
Get Well Message to MLK from the Anderson FamilyThe Anderson family wishes Dr. King a speedy recovery and informs him of a recent meeting with Rev. Kelley. |
Grand Hotel Reservation for MLKThis reservation request was sent to Grand Hotel to establish accommodations for Dr. King and his associates during the Nobel Peace Prize ceremonies. One of the drafts of Dr. King's Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech was scripted on Grand Hotel stationary. |
He Was a Moment in the Conscience of ManThis article discusses the importance of preserving Dr. King's teachings and legacy. |
Holiday Card from the McKinneysReverend S. Berry McKinney, his wife and daughter sent Dr. King this holiday card. |
Installation Program for Rev. Kelly Miller SmithThis is the program for the installation of the Reverend Kelly Miller Smith as Pastor of the Antioch Baptist Church in Cleveland, Ohio. Reverend Smith is installed as the Eighth Minister of the historical church, which began in 1893. |
International Issues: January 26, 1968This edition of the National Council of Churches "International Issues" features a report on the indictment of Dr. King's close associates and fellow peace activists Rev. William Sloane Coffin, Jr. and Dr. Benjamin Spock along with three other peace leaders. The indictment accuses the men of "conspiracy to counsel, aid and abet" draft evasion. The accused were charged on January 5, 1968, a few months after signing an open letter entitled "A Call to Resist Illegitimate Authority," which was published in several newspapers. |
Introduction of Edward M. KennedyDr. King introduces Robert Kennedy at a gathering in Jackson, Mississippi, calling him a "capable statesman" with a "great social vision." |
Introduction of MLKThese notes are from an introduction written about Dr. King and presumably delivered before he gave an address. Dr. King, who remains unnamed, is presented as a man whose record precedes him given that his life and work has had so profound an impact upon his time. |
Invitation from Haile Selassie I to MLKHaile Selassie I, emperor of Ethiopia, invites Dr. King to his birthday anniversary at the Shoreham Hotel. |
Invitation from Jesse Jackson to MLK to Attend an Operation Breadbasket WorkshopDr. King receives an invitation from Jesse Jackson to help with a fundraising project for SCLC's Operation Breadbasket. |
Invitation from Mr. and Mrs. Ralph J. Bunche to Dr. and Mrs. MLKMr. and Mrs. Ralph J. Bunche invite Dr. and Mrs. King to an informal dinner in the Kew Gardens neighborhood of Queens, New York. |
Invitation to Birthday Celebration for Haile SelassieThis document invites Dr. and Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr. to a reception to celebrate the birth of the Ethiopian Emperor. |
Invitation to SCLF Celebration from MLKDr. King sent this telegram to 30 prominent members of the Philedelphia community, inviting them to join the Southern Christian Leadership Foundation in presenting the Star for Freedom to Harry Belafonte, Aretha Franklin, and Signey Poitier. |
Is Nonviolence Doomed To Fail?Dr. King enumerates the accomplishments made in the fight for civil rights through nonviolent practices. Additionally, he utilizes this article in the Associated Negro Press to discredit the claim that nonviolence is losing shape in the United States. |
Jesse Jackson and the Civil Rights MovementThis article details Jesse Jackson's involvement with the Civil Rights Movement. |
K.O. Mbadiwe Contacts MLKKingsley Ozuomba Mbadiwe, Nigerian nationalist and politician, informs Dr. King of his travels to the United States. Mbadiwe ensures that he will contact King upon arrival. Dr. King and Mbadiwe were working on a proposal for a solution to the Nigerian-Biafran civil war. A peace mission to Nigeria was planned for April 1968. |
Letter from A. Philip Randolph to MLKA. Philip Randolph asks Dr. King to make a tribute for Norman Thomas' eightieth birthday celebration. |
Letter from A. Philip Randolph to MLKDr. King is invited by A. Philip Randolph to attend a birthday party for well known Presbyterian minister, socialist and pacifist Norman Thomas. Randolph requests that Dr. King participate as a sponsor for Thomas' birthday celebration. |
Letter from Abraham Lincoln High School to MLKEarl Saunders, an art teacher at Abraham Lincoln High School, writes to Dr. King regarding awards of merit for Dr. King's contribution to the Civil Rights Movement. Dr. King and Mr. Saunders are both alumni of Boston University's School of Theology. |
Letter from Andrew Young to Harry BelafonteAndrew J. Young writes Harry Belafonte applauding him on his television show "The Strolling Twenties." Unlike average shows, Belafonte delivers "high calibre performances" with the ability to articulate the realities of the American Negro. Young further expresses hope that the 1966 Freedom Festival in Chicago has a similar effect. |
Letter from Arthur R. Mann to Dora McDonaldArthur Mann thanks Dora McDonald for her hospitality during a recent visit to Atlanta by New York Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller. |
Letter from August Schou to MLKAugust Schou of the Nobel Committee responds to Dr. King's secretary, Dora McDonald, regarding Dr. King's arrival in Norway for the Nobel Peace Prize Award. Schou explains the importance of Dr. King arriving at the recommended date as well as the proper attire and a short list of other individuals invited to join Dr. King. |
Letter from Barbara Meredith to MLKBarbara Meredith communicates with Dr. King during his incarceration in the Birmingham jail. She does not understand why individuals professing to be Christians approve of segregation. Meredith offers her prayers to Dr. King, Ralph Abernathy and others in the midst of the struggle to end segregation. |
Letter from Benjamin Mays to MLKDr. Benjamin E. Mays writes to Dr. King shortly after President Kennedy's assassination to urge him to take precautions. |
Letter from Benjamin Mays to MLKDr. Mays, President of Morehouse College, writes each of the members of the board to seek an honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters for Dr. J. Curtis Nixon. Nixon was a lawyer and famous labor mediator. |
Letter from Beresford Hayward to MLKMr. Hayward sends Dr. King a brief note on what has been keeping him so busy and hopes that while Dr. King is in Pars, they will be able to meet. |
Letter from Betty to Mrs. KingBetty writes Mrs. King to check on their children and to wish them the best. |
Letter from Bryan Fulks to MLKBryan Fulks writes Dr. King expressing appreciation for his diligent work during the fight for social justice and human dignity. Fulks also mentions how elated he was when the editor of the "London Humanist" chose to enrich his article including a pictorial illustration of Dr. King riding through the southern region of the United States. |
Letter from C. Kenzie Steele to MLKC. Kenzie Steele writes Dr. King to thank him for his "expression of encouragement" for the celebration of his Tenth Anniversary as pastor of Bethel Baptist Church. |
