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Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking at the Fourth Constitutional Convention of the AFL-CIO, Miami, Florida, December 11, 1961

1961-12-1125 x 21.5 cmPhotograph, documentarymonochromeJump to full detailsRequest from Special Collections

Summary:This is a photo of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speaking at the Fourth Constitutional Convention of the AFL-CIO. In his speech, King addresses the struggle between civil rights and labor movements. King also stated that labor should use the “vast reservoir of Negro political power". For complete collection information, visit the full finding aid at http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/42579
Century:1901-2000
Place of origin – Continent:North America
Place of origin – Country:United States of America
Place of origin – Region:Florida
Place of origin – Settlement:Miami
Temporal subject: 1961-1970
Geographical subject – Continent:North America
Geographical subject – Country:United States of America
Geographical subject – Region:Florida
Geographical subject – Settlement:Miami
Topical subjects:AFL-CIO
Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement
labor
labor movement
equality
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
ArchivesUM location:AFL-CIO Information Department, Photographic Prints collection
  • series 2: Portrait Files, undated
  • box : 12
  • folder 55: King, Martin Luther, Jr.
  • accession 2014-001-RG96-001
Repository:Historical Manuscripts
Browse terms:Civil Rights, Civic Engagement
Copyright holder:University of Maryland (College Park, Md.)
Collection:Digital Collections
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