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Lot #244
Martin Luther King, Jr

Reverend King travels to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

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Reverend King travels to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, November 23, 1965. Permission to broadcast contract in which King consents to the recording of a lecture at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee radio station WUWM, in part: “I further consent to the broadcast of this even[t] or any portion thereof by Radio Station WUWM…and any re-broadcast live or tape-delayed) by any other non-commercial stati[o]nmembers of the Wisconsin State Broadcasting Service, or any other non-commercial educational station to be designated by Station WUWM.” Signed at the conclusion in black ballpoint by King. In very good to fine condition, with intersecting folds, light creasing, and two tiny tears from removed staples. King spoke to a sold-out crowd in the Union Ballroom of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on November 23, 1965, calling for an end to the de facto segregation of schools while also addressing the need for a higher minimum wage and greater employment opportunities for African Americans in public works projects. Nearly 3,000 students assembled to witness the speech, which was entitled ‘The Future of Integration.’ Pre-certified PSA/DNA.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autographs And Artifacts
  • Dates: #487 - Ended November 09, 2016





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