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Malcolm X autograph letter signed from November 1957, while speaking throughout California. Malcolm X writes to Gloria Owens, the sister of Maceo X Owens, a National of Islam member in New York. Malcolm X writes on this postcard showing San Francisco's Ocean Beach, ''Greetings from Sunny California. The dead are really stirring in this section of the grave yard. Greetings to your Mother & Sister. Bro[ther] Malcolm X''. At this time in 1957, Malcolm X was gaining national prominence for his advocacy of Hinton Johnson, a black man who was badly beaten by police after Johnson attempted to intervene on behalf of another black man who was being beaten. Postcard measures 5.5'' x 3.5''. Very good condition with bold handwriting.
Malcolm X Autograph Letter Signed From 1957 -- ''...The dead are really stirring in this section of the grave yard...''
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