MARTIN LUTHER KING Southern Christian Leadership Conference

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MARTIN LUTHER KING. Southern Christian Leadership Conference packet including a circular letter from Dr. King. 5 items: offset printed copy of King's letter with facsimile signature dated December 1964, 11 x 8 1/2 inches (mailing folds); "Some Important Fiscal Facts about SCLC," 8 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches; "From Page One, New York times," 8 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches; donation envelope, 6 3/4 x 6 inches; and the original printed envelope sent to a Berkeley, CA supporter "From the study of Martin Luther King, Jr." Atlanta, GA, December 1964

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King's letter argues that the Black vote was essential in President Johnson's victory over Goldwater in the recent election: "Many years of dedicated labor and bitter sacrifices in long registration campaigns were the foundations for this achievement. The murder of registration workers and widespread bombings of homes, churches and synagogues were employed to freeze us in terror--but they failed."