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Circular letter from Martin Luther King, Jr. to W. E. B. Du Bois

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From his cell at Fulton County Jail, warning recipients that "courage, determination, even willingness to risk death do not guarantee victory in this struggle"; "Funds are needed for legal defense"; informing the reader of recent efforts by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to register voters in twelve souther cities and so urging them to contribute "as generously as you can."
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All rights for this document are held by the David Graham Du Bois Trust. Requests to publish, redistribute, or replicate this material should be addressed to Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries.Contact host institution for more information.
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  1. Southern Christian Leadership Conference

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