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Letter from Birmingham city jail by King, Martin Luther, Jr - 1963

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Letter from Birmingham city jail by King, Martin Luther, Jr - 1963

Letter from Birmingham city jail

by King, Martin Luther, Jr

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Philadelphia: American Friends Service Committee, 1963. Pamphlet. 15p., staplebound pamphlet, old price penned in corner of front cover, AFSC contact address for Portland, OR neatly stamped on rear cover, otherwise very good. Preface is dated May 1963, but tiny type on back cover indicates this is the fifth printing, from September 1963. Dr. King's famous letter, published together with the original conciliationist statement by local clergy, opposing outside demonstrators, to which King was responding.
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  • Publisher American Friends Service Committee
  • Place of Publication Philadelphia
  • Date Published 1963

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Letter from Birmingham Jail: Martin Luther King (Penguin Modern)

Letter from Birmingham Jail: Martin Luther King (Penguin Modern)

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Letter from Birmingham Jail: Martin Luther King (Penguin Modern)

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Letter from Birmingham Jail

Letter from Birmingham Jail

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Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Born in 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia, <b>Martin Luther King, Jr.</b> was one of the most prominent leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. Widely regarded as one of the greatest activists in history, he became the youngest person
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Letter from Birmingham Jail; "I Have a Dream" Speech

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Logan, IA: Perfection Learning Corp, 1990. First? Edition. First Thus? Printing. fair. 58, wraps, footnotes, substantial underlining and marginal notations, name inside front cover. A Tale Blazer Book. Page 47 starts some new material: "I. The Essay Matter; II. In Search of Meaning; III. Developing Word Power; IV. Improving Writing Skills; and V. Things to Write or Talk About. Answer Key at end (unpaginated).
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Letter from Birmingham Jail (Penguin Modern)

by Jr., Martin Luther King

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Letter From Birmingham City Jail

Letter From Birmingham City Jail

by King, Jr., Martin Luther

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Philadelphia: American Friends Service Committee, 1963. Third printing. The third printing of this seminal text of the civil rights movement: an open letter penned by Martin Luther King, Jr. to a group of white clergymen from solitary confinement in a Birmingham, Alabama jail. King was arrested on Good Friday, 1963 for his participation in a campaign of nonviolent civil disobedience against Alabama's segregationist policies. Contrary to popular belief, King did not write the published letter , but continued to edit and revise it along with other SCLC staffers after his release. The SCLC hoped to have it published in the New York Times, but following leaked excerpts appearing elsewhere, the Times decided against publishing it. The American Friends Service Committee received permission from the SCLC to publish it as a pamphlet and 50,000 copies were published in May, 1963. This third printing was published the following month in an edition of 30,000 copies, with two more printings to follow. Stapled… Read More
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Letter from Birmingham City Jail

by KING, Jr., Martin Luther

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(Philadelphia): American Friends Service Committee, 1963. Second printing. Staplebound. Very good +. Octavo, 15pp. Second printing, noting just the first printing below the printing code on the verso. A very good or better copy in the publisher's stapled wraps. Some faint, but visible droplet stains to verso, and the original owner's surname in ink on the front wrap (with effaced 25-cent inked price barely noticeable immediately next to same). Else a crisp, clean, well-preserved example. This is the first separate publication of Martin Luther King's first major, comprehensive manifesto which explicitly called for the breaking of unjust laws and the the cost of silence and compromise. Penned in response to a letter signed by eight Birmingham-area clergymen urging King and his supporters to keep their protests to a minimum and strictly obey the law, King here uses, for the first time, phrases such as "injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere," and "justice too long delayed is justice… Read More
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A beautiful edition of King's stirring letter in the most moving of the recent books of the Limited Editions Club. Introduction and eight color serigraphs by Faith Ringgold. In her Introduction, Ringgold explained that she was inspired by the contents of King's letter to produce these eight images. With an extensive Afterword titled "Martin Luther King, Jr.: 21st Century Man" by Dr. C. T. Vivian. Designed, set in Monotype Garamond and printed by Michael and Winifred Bixler. Curlee Raven Holton printed the eight serigraphs. Hand-made paper. Hand-bound by Jovonis Bookbindery in red linen witih a black morocco title label set into the front cover, and the solander box is covered in the same red linen with a black morocco shelf label with King's name in gold. One of 420 copies signed by the artist Faith Ringgold. As new. The History LEC pp. 239-40.
Please note: this book is very large and heavy. Extra charges will apply for the cost of shipping materials and postage above what is normal for a book. Thank… Read More
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Letter from Birmingham City Jail

by Martin Luther King, Jr

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Letter from Birmingham City Jail, honors the hero who made our nation and our world vastly better. From the dank confines of a hell-on-earth Southern jail cell, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote one of the most eloquent and important documents in American history. Faith Ringgold has written a brilliant introduction and created eight magnificent serigraphs for the book and print portfolios. Dr. C. T. Vivian, one of Dr. King's dearest friends, marched and endured beside him the beatings and tragedies. He worked along with him to achieve the triumphs. Now as he dedicates his life to carrying forward Dr. King's dream, he gives us his touching and inspired Afterword. Eight Serigraph Prints by Faith Ringgold.Edition limited to 425 numbered copies. Each signed by Faith Ringgold. Printed letterpress on handmade paper. The prints were editioned by Curlee Holton at his studio in Easton, Pennsylvania. The book is hand bound in red linen, with the same fabric covering its hinged and lined case. One volume, 14-1/2… Read More
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Letter from Birmingham City Jail

by King, Martin Luther, Jr

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Philadelphia: American Friends Service Committee, 1963. First Edition. Near Fine. First edition, first printing dated May, 1963. Bound in publisher's original printed stapled wraps, 16 pp., including wrappers. Near Fine with light wrinkling toward bottom, light creasing and light wear. King was imprisoned for participating in nonviolent demonstrations against segregation. From his jail cell in Birmingham, while the situation intensified outside on the city streets, he composed a letter in response to the city's local religious leaders' criticism of the campaign. Mimeographed copies of the letter were originally circulated, and papers such as the New York Times declined to print it. However, within days, several papers ran excerpts of the letter without King's consent, and shorty after the American Friends Service Committee received permission from King to publish this here first separate edition.
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