TLS, 1964 July 22 Long Island , New York to Martin Luther King.

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TLS, 1964 July 22 Long Island , New York to Martin Luther King.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/65288749

Expresses Steinbeck's views on the civil rights movement and highlights his respect for the work of King.

2 p. 21.6 x 28 cm.

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7944128

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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