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Martin Luther King, Jr

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Martin Luther King, Jr

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Auction Date:2012 Dec 12 @ 18:00 (UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
TLS signed “Martin L. King, Jr,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Ebenezer Baptist Church letterhead, November 2, 1961. Letter to Robert Thomas at Northwestern University. In full: “This is to acknowledge receipt of your letter which came during my absence from the country inviting me to appear on Northwestern University’s television program, Your Right to Say It. First, let me say how deeply grateful I am to you for extending this invitation. Because of the present temper of events in this section of the country, I have had to adopt a policy of spending more time in the south. This means that I can only accept a limited number of engagements outside the south in the course of the year. My calendar reveals that I have accepted the maximum number for the 1961–62 academic year. But for this I would be more than happy to serve you. Please know that I deeply regret my inability to accept your gracious invitation.” In fine condition, with a few scattered mild creases and wrinkles. As the nation seemingly spiraled out of control amidst segregation and violence toward blacks, King found little time in his schedule to agree to all of the requests he received. A desirable letter, written during the Civil Rights movement, as King directly references his focusing attention on Southern concerns.