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Carbon copy of a letter sent to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from Louis Tate
- Written by
- Louis Tate, American, 1911 - 1964
- Subject of
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- St. Augustine Presbyterian Church, American
- Ebenezer Baptist Church, American, founded 1886
- Date
- January 10, 1964
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (page 1): 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
- H x W (page 2): 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
- Description
- Carbon copy of a typewritten letter from Louis Tate to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tate wrote to ask King to speak at an event at the St. Augustine Presbyterian Church of Paterson, NJ. Two separate pages. Both pages have a red stamp in the center, with a diagonal orientation. It reads "COPY." The letter begins with "Dear Dr. King: As Chairmen of the Trustee Board of the St. Augustine Presbyterian Church of Paterson, N.J. I am responsible for one outstanding program a year in relation to raising funds for a new church which we hope will be completed by early spring..." The back of both pages of the document are blank.
- Place made
- Passaic, Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- letters (correspondence)
- carbon copies
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jyl C. Woolfolk
- Object number
- 2012.166.3ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions