Letter to Louis Tate from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
date: label: Date
content: February 12, 1964
name: label: Written by
content: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
label: Received by
content: Louis Tate, American, 1911 - 1964
label: Subject of
content: Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
label: Subject of
content: Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, American, 1926 - 1990
label: Subject of
content: Rev. Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker, American, 1929 - 2018
label: Signed by
content: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
notes: label: Description
content: Typewritten letter from Martin Luther King Jr. to Louis Tate. The letter is signed by King in blue ink. The letter is written on SCLS letterhead and dated February 12, 1964. The letterhead is printed in black at the top. The letter begins "This is to acknowledge receipt of your letter of recent date inviting me to speak in Paterson under the auspices of the Trustee Board of St. Augustine Presbyterian Church sometime in March or April..." The back of the document is blank.
place: label: Place used
content: Passaic, Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
label: Place made
content: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Correspondence
label: Topic
content: Presbyterian
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Social reform
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1961-1969
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
label: Movement
content: Civil Rights Movement
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jyl C. Woolfolk
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.166.4
objectType: label: Type
content: letters (correspondence)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 11 x 8 7/16 in. (27.9 x 21.4 cm)