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RCA Communications telegrams responding to the death of Martin Luther King, Jr., April 6, 1968

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Summary:These are RCA Communications telegrams responding to the death of Martin Luther King, Jr. The telegrams are sent from the Ghana Trades Union Congress to George Meany and the Norwegian Federation of Trade Unions President, P. Mentsen. The telegram is dated April 6, 1968. For complete collection information, visit the full finding aid at http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/42551
Century:1901-2000
Place of origin – Continent:North America
Place of origin – Country:United States of America
Temporal subject: 1901-2000
Geographical subject – Continent:North America
Geographical subject – Country:United States of America
Topical subjects:AFL-CIO.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
Meany, George, 1894-1980
ArchivesUM location:AFL-CIO Civil Rights Department records
  • series 7: Subject Files, 1951-1997
  • box : 52
  • folder 2: Martin Luther King, Jr.: Assassination, 1968
  • accession 2014-001-RG9-003
Repository:Historical Manuscripts
Browse terms:Civil Rights, Civic Engagement
Copyright holder:unknown
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