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King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968

 Person

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

"Letter from Birmingham Jail"

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-1831
Abstract

Contains Martin Luther King's "Birmingham Jail Treatise" or as it is commonly known, "Letter from Birmingham Jail," originally written by King on scraps of paper. This iteration is a copy transcribed and then sent to various clergymen in Birmingham, Alabama, including Reverend Joe C. Higginbotham, and includes the original envelope and transcription control sheet.

Dates: 1963-04-16