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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
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Correspondence
    Religious groups
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    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
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d17c2970-c558-46e3-83a2-cd739597cd41
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