[Rarebooks] FS: Superb Martin Luther King, Jr. Letter

[Charles Agvent]

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KING,  Martin  Luther,  Jr. [Martin Luther King,  Jr.].  TYPED  LETTER
SIGNED  (TLS)  Quoting  from  his Book STRENGTH TO  LOVE,  Matted  and
Framed.  Atlanta: 12 August 1963. Superb letter on Southern  Christian
Leadership  Conference  stationery  dated 12 August 1963. "I  want  to
personally  thank  you  for the support which you have  given  to  our
nonviolent  direct  action  movement  to  eliminate  the  immoral  and
shameful  practice  of  racial  discrimination  and  segregation  from
American  life.  I  am  particulary  pleased  that  as  part  of  your
contribution  to  our work you have acquired a copy of my latest  book
STRENGTH  TO  LOVE.  In  the preface of this book I  said:  'In  these
turbulent  days  of uncertainty, the evils of war and of economic  and
racial  injustice threaten the very survival of the human race.' These
words  are  even  more  relevant to this current phase  of  the  civil
rights  revolution  than it was when the preface was printed.  It  has
always  been  a  source  of  inner strength to  me  and  those  of  my
associates  in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to be able
to  meet  and  overcome many of the indignities  and  humiliations  of
segregation  in America with unswerving faith in the American dream of
freedom  for  all men. I believe it can be said that the  Strength  To
Love  in  the  midst  of adversities is one of  the  most  significant
features  of  the  nonviolent direct action movement  in  our  country
today."  SIGNED  "Martin L. King, Jr." Matted in deep blue and  maroon
with  a casual photograph of King standing at his desk with a photo of
Gandhi  behind  him. In an antique carved gilt frame 21-1/2"  wide  by
17" high. Near Fine and handsomely presented.               $15,000.00

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