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  Rare Kenyan Independence Day Invitation; Signed by Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King and Ralph Abernathy in Stockholm

  KING JR., Martin Luther; Coretta Scott King; Ralph Abernathy .

  Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King Signed Kenyan Independence Day Invitation.

  [Stockholm]: [13 December 1964].

  Rare invitation to a celebration of the first anniversary of Kenyan Independence in Stockholm, Sweden signed by Martin Luther King, Jr., Coretta Scott King, and Ralph Abernathy. The color-printed invitation to the event "Kenya Celebrates 1st Anniversary of Independence & Republic Day" held at the Hotel Malmen in Stockholm, signed at the upper left in ink by both Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King and by Ralph Abernathy at upper right although this signature faded. The card is numbered 803 and invites Anna Lisa Dahlback to the celebration. Three days after accepting the Nobel Peace Prize and giving a speech in Oslo, Martin Luther King, Jr. attended an event with his wife in Stockholm celebrating the 1st anniversary of Kenyan Independence. Dr. King was the second African American to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, rendering this an important moment not only in American history but also for bringing the Civil Rights struggle to the world stage. In his speech upon receiving the award, Dr. King remarked, "I accept the Nobel Prize for Peace at a moment when 22 million Negroes of the United States of America are engaged in a creative battle to end the long night of racial injustice. I accept this award on behalf of a civil rights movement which is moving with determinat...

  Price: $20,000.00     Item Number: 151903

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