Letter, 1970 April 2 : to Charles L. Blockson.

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Letter, 1970 April 2 : to Charles L. Blockson.

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Typed letter of thank you and appreciation for newspaper clippings sent to her pertaining to the Martin Luther King Memorial Center.

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Temple University, Blockson Afro-American History Collection

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King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006

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