The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change
Biography of Rev. Martin Luther King SrThis document presents a biographical sketch of Rev. Martin Luther King Sr. |
Check Distribution for the Crusade for Citizenship ProgramMildred Smith is given a check on behalf of the Crusade for Citizenship program. |
Check from the SCLC "Crusade for Citizenship" ProgramJimmy Wilson was issued this check from the Crusade for Citizenship organization. |
Crusade for CitizenshipThis check was issued to Chauncey Williams for his assistance with the Crusade For Citizenship's voter registration campaign. |
Ebenezer Project BillCitizens Trust Company reminds the SCLC of an upcoming payment related to the "Ebenezer Project." |
Financial Report of the SCLCThis is the SCLC financial report for the week of March 4 through March 8, 1968. Income, disbursements, and bank balances from several banks are included in this document. Expenses from organizational projects, such as Voter Registration, the Washington Project and Operation Breadbasket, are also documented. A list of priorities and outstanding debts conclude the report. |
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. |
Memorandum from Ralph D. Abernathy to MLKThis memorandum regarding SCLC liabilities, income and bank balances, was sent from Ralph Abernathy to Dr. King. |
SCLC Audit NoticeMr. Rutherford writes to inform Citizens Trust Company that there will be an audit of the SCLC. Rutherford requests that the bank send a list of any and all accounts associated with SCLC. |
Statement by MLK on Perjury ChargesDr. King addresses his indictment for perjury supposedly related to improperly filed Alabama state tax returns. He points out that the tax auditor who assured him that his returns were accurate is the person bringing the charges. He proposes a group of distinguished citizens to review his books and report their findings and concludes by stating that his conscience is clear. |
Subsidized Housing Project ProposalIn this proposal for an Atlanta based housing project for low income families, the terms and conditions are drawn out amongst all organizations involved. These consist of Ebenezer Baptist Charitable Foundation, the Federal Housing Insuring Office, the Housing Authority, the Federal National Mortgage Association, Mauldower and Paterson, Joe Robinson and James S. Robinson. Additionally, Dr. Martin Luther King, Sr. and Jr. are described in a brief biography as reference to the leadership involved in the undertaking. |