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Lot #659:

Martin Luther King, Jr. Address to the Montgomery Improvement Association in 1959

Vintage typed transcript of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s ''Annual Address...On the Fourth Anniversary of the Montgomery Improvement Association'', given at Bethel Baptist Church. Datelined Montgomery, AL, 3 December 1959, document covers MLK's stands on the city's black-only parks, school integration, and the future of desegregation as the organization's president. Runs 18pp. and measures 8.5'' x 11''. Creasing, else near fine. From the collection of Maude Ballou, Martin Luther King Jr.'s close friend and personal secretary.