Black Americana Collection: 7 ephemeral items related to Martin Luther King Jr.

Item Details

1975-1991, Softcover

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Collection of 7 ephemeral items related to Black leader Martin Luther King Jr, most scarce. See photos for sample content. 

Includes:

1) Nonviolent Change: Newsletter of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Social Change, Jan 1975. With petition to Congress to establish a national holiday honoring a black American (not signed into law for another 8 years). Good with age toning and tear at bottom margin of most pages.

2) Program of Events in Celebration of The Fiftieth Birthday Anniversary of the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr., 11^th Annual January Program--January 11-16, 1979. 40 pages, very good.

3) King Week ’83 Program of Events, In Celebration of The Fifty-Fourth Birthday Anniversary of the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr., 15^th Annual January Program--January 9-15, 1983. 42 pages, good with some wear and soiling to cover.

4) Newsletter of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, Jan 1983 (King Week ’83), very good.

5) The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change Celebrates of The Fifty-Ninth Birthday Anniversary of the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr.: King Week ’88, Jan 8-18, 1988. 73 pages, very good.

6) The Mini Page, for Kids and their Families, Jan 12, 1991 Madera Tribune featuring the March on Washington led by MLK Jr., includes his “I Have a Dream” speech. Poor-fair condition with staining and edge tearing.

7) City of Atlanta Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center Flyer. Tri-fold, describes the Center and its services. Very good.

See also my other listings related to the Black experience.