LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, July 11, 1962 
 
* Albany Georgia civil rights march 
* Martin Luther King Jr. arrest and put in jail 

This 16 page newspaper has a three column headline near the bottom of the front page: "Negro Ministers Are Jailed"

Tells of the Albany GA movement in which Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested. (see photo for text)

Other news of the day. Light browning with minor spine wear, otherwise in good condition.

wikipedia notes: The Albany Movement was a desegregation coalition formed in Albany, Georgia in November, 1961. In December King and the SCLC became involved. The movement mobilized thousands of citizens for a broad-front nonviolent attack on every aspect of segregation within the city and attracted nationwide attention. When King first visited on December 15, 1961, he "had planned to stay a day or so and return home after giving counsel." But the following day he was swept up in a mass arrest of peaceful demonstrators, and he declined bail until the city made concessions. "Those agreements", said King, "were dishonored and violated by the city," as soon as he left town. King returned in July 1962, and was sentenced to forty-five days in jail or a $178 fine. He chose jail. Three days into his sentence, Chief Pritchett discreetly arranged for King's fine to be paid and ordered his release. "We had witnessed persons being kicked off lunch counter stools ... ejected from churches ... and thrown into jail ... But for the first time, we witnessed being kicked out of jail."