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THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 1, 1974 

* Alberta Williams King killed 
* Martin Luther King Jr. mother 
* Mikhail Nikolaevich Baryshnikov defects 

The front page has a four column headline: "Mother of Dr. King Is Killed in Church; Atlanta Deacon Slain; Gunman Seized" with subhead and two related photos. Much more on page 20. Loads of text here. 1st report coverage on the killing of Alberta Williams King, mother of Martin Luther King Jr.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day…

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., Oct. 26, 1960

* Martin Luther King Jr. sentenced to 4 months hard labor
* Would be released on this day with the help of JFK
* re. Atlanta sit-ins - re. John F. Kennedy election win 

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "Integration Leader Gets Jail Term" (see images)
Complete with 22 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

background: On October 26, 1960, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was released on bond from Georgia’s…

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, Nov. 12, 1984

* Martin Luther King Sr. death w/ photo
* African-American Baptist pastor
* Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church
* Father of civil rights leader namesake

The front page has a nice headline: "MARTIN LUTHER KING SR. DIES" with photo. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with 120 pages, tabloid size, good condition.

DETROIT FREE PRESS, Oct. 6, 1965

* Martin Luther King Jr. civil rights rally
* Crawfordville , Taliaferro co., Georgia
* re. desegregation in Southern schools

The top of page 10 column heading: "King Enters Georgia School Row" with lead-in: "Threatens March On Capital" and photo. (see)
Complete with 30+ pages, tiny binding holes along the spine, generally very nice.

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, April 5, 1969

* Martin Luther King Jr. celebrated
* Civil rights movement leader
* One year anniversary of murder

The front page has a three column heading: "300 Join Tribune to Dr. King" and more with photo. (see images) More on page 6 with 2 more related photos.
Complete with 36 pages, minor spine wear, nice condition.

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Jan. 14, 1986

* Martin Luther King Jr. Day inauguration
* Radio City Music Hall dedication
* First observance of this federal holiday
* Whitney Houston, Bill Cosby and more

Page 68 has a terrific advertisement for the upcoming gala celebration for the first observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It was at this event that officially started the federal holiday in the United States. (see images)
source: Martin Luther King…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 20, 1961

* Martin Luther King Jr.
* To act in a movie - film ?
* "Advise & Consent" role ?

Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Dr. King to Play Georgia Senator In Movie of 'Advise and Consent'" with subhead and photo of King. (see images)
Complete with all 68 pages, light foxing along the central fold, generally in very nice condition.

Background:In October 1961, director Otto Preminger announced that civil rights leader Dr. Martin…

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, June 27, 1968

* Martin Luther king Jr. benefit concert
* Madison Square Garden advertisement
* Aretha Franklin - Sonny & Cher and more
* "Mr. Bojangles" song release - Jerry Jeff Walker

The back page has a 6 x 4 inch advertisement for "Soul Together" benefit concert for Martin Luther King Jr.'s memorial fund. (see image)
Page 27 has a 12 x 6 inch advertisement for the release of Jerry Jeff Walker's famous song "MR. BOJANGLES"…

THE PRATT DAILY TRIBUNE, Kansas, April 13, 1963

* Martin Luther King Jr. arrested
* Birmingham civil rights campaign
* Southern Christian Leadership Conference

The top of the back page has a one column heading: "Negro Student Help Sought" Civil unrest in Birmingham would continue for weeks with many confrontations between black youth and white civic authorities.
Complete with 8 pages, a few small binding holes along the spine, small library stamp within the masthead, nice condition.

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., July 28, 1962 
 
* Albany Georgia civil rights rally - prayer
* Martin Luther King Jr. arrest and put in jail  (day of)

Page 6 has a two column heading: "Negro Strategists Map Plans In Racial Assault" (see) King and his associates would be arrested shortly after this publication was released.
Complete with 12 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.
 
wikipedia notes: The Albany Movement was a desegregation coalition formed in Albany, Georgia in…

DAILY WORKER, New York, March 20, 1956 

* Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott trial
* Only 3 of 93 Negro leaders have charges dropped
* Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.

The top of the front page has: "Voids Charge Against 3 of 93 in Alabama Trial" which begins: "The mass trial of Negro bus boycott leaders began today... Alabama judge Eugene Carter dismissed charges against three defendants, but ordered that individual trials against 90 others get underway at once." The article continues:…

THE NEW YORK TIMES., Aug. 11, 1962 
 
* Albany Georgia civil rights rally - prayer
* Martin Luther King Jr. arrest and jail release
* Desegregation and voters' rights movement

The front page has a one column heading: "DR. KING IS FREED; PROTESTS PUT OFF" with subheads and photo showing King and Rev. Ralph Abbernathy leaving the courtroom in Albany, Georgia. (see images)
Complete with 32 pages, nice condition.

wikipedia notes: The Albany Movement was a desegregation coalition…

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 12, 1963  

* Martin Luther King Jr. - civil rights movement
* March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
* Letter to the editor - eyewitness account
* "I Have a Dream" speech fame

Beginning on page 4 is a lengthy letter the editor headed: "An 'Invisible Man' Replies" Text continues on page 6 and is signed in type: Simon Frankel. See images for portion.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no…

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York City, June 22, 1967

* Martin Luther King Jr. speech
* Hospital workers in Harlem
* "We shall overcome. No lie can live forever"
* LAST ONE IN INVENTORY ***

The front page has a heading: "The Coming of King: A Charismatic Moment" with photo. (see images) King's speech continues on the inside pages and includes his quote: "We shall overcome. No lie can live forever". King would be assassinated less than a year later.
I suspect this to be…

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Aug. 11, 1962 
 
* Albany Georgia civil rights rally - prayer
* Martin Luther King Jr. arrest and jail release

The top of page 6 has a one column heading: "NEGROES GET PROBATION IN GA. PROTESTS" with subhead. (see)
Complete with 30 pages, light toning at the margins, nice 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…

THE DETROIT NEWS, April 2, 1965

* Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. going nationwide ?
* Post Selma to Montgomery, Alabama civil rights movement marches

The front page has a one column heading: "King Plans Rights Drive in All U.S." (see images) After the Selma to Montgomery, Alabama civil rights marches, King decided to take his movement nationwide. 
Complete with 50+ pages, small binding holes along the spine, nice condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 19, 1960

* Martin Luther King Jr.
* Civil rights movement leader
* Acquitted of income tax evasion (perjury)

Page 21 has a small one column heading: "Dr. King Is Cleared In 2d Perjury Case" (see)
Complete with 50 pages, minor margin wear, light toning along the central fold, nice condition.

THE DETROIT NEWS, July 28, 1962 
 
* Albany Georgia civil rights movement
* Martin Luther King Jr. announces visit

The bottom of page 6-B has a one column heading: "Integration Leader to Speak Here" with small photo of King. (see image)
Complete with 22 pages, small library stamps within the masthead, a few small binding holes along the spine, nice condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 24, 1963  The front page has a column-wide article "SUSPECT CHARGED IN EVERS MURDER" with subhead "Mississippi Salesman, 42, Seized After Fingerprints on Rifle Are Checked". "Byron de La Beckwith, known as an outspoken white supremacist, was charged with murder today in the ambush slaying of Medgar W. Evers, Negro Civil rights leader...". A photo of Beckwith is located on an inside page.
Page 20 carries a three column headline "125,000 Rally in Detroit to Protest…

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Sept. 5, 1963  

* Martin Luther King Jr. - civil rights movement
* March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
* Rare mention of "I Have A Dream" quote

Page 5 has a lengthy & detailed article headed: "200,000 Invisible Men" above which is a photo captioned: "The Marchers In Washington". This is coverage of the famous Martin Luther King, Jr.-led march on Washington.
The article features much commentary on the event, and although it does not include a verbatim…

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, June 10, 1968

* James Earl Ray captured
* Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. assassination suspect

This 24 page newspaper has a three line headline on the front page: "King's Accused Killer May Fight Extradition".

Tells of the capture of James Earl Ray in London, England for the murder of the civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr.

Other news of the day. Minor spine wear, otherwise in nice condition.

wikipedia notes: James Earl Ray (March 10,…

THE WORKER, New York, March 4, 1956

* Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott
* Civil Rights movement leaders arrested 
* Martin Luther King Jr. - African Americans

This publication, The Worker, represents the official voice and ideological "mouthpiece" of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) during one of the most volatile periods of the Cold War.
The front page has a photo with heading: "Front Line Report from Montgomery" with lead-in: "'We Are Moving on to Victory'" which shows a group of Negro…

THE DETROIT NEWS, December 29, 1956 

* Black pregnant woman Rosa Jordan shot dead
* Martin Luther King Jr. becoming known
* Montgomery, Alabama bus segregation ending

A landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court outlawed bus segregation throughout the country, doing much to create defiant reactions throughout the South. The new law went into effect on Dec. 21st.
The front page has a two column heading: "Negro Bus Rider Shot in Alabama"
Page 7 has a two column heading:…

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, April 18, 1968

* Central Park be-in against racism (Yippies)
* Martin Luther King Jr. assassination - funeral
* Eldridge Cleaver & Bobby Hutton - Black Panthers

The front page has a heading: "Sunday in the Park: Yip-Out or Has-Been?" with 4 related photos. (see images) Coverage continues inside.
The top of page 5 has a heading: "Three Days in Atlanta: 'I'm Free at Last..." with lead-in: "King Funeral"
Page 21 has a full page…

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, February 6, 1965

* Selma & Marion MS demonstrations
* Civil Rights - Voting
* Martin Luther King Jr.

The front page has a one column heading: "King Seeks LBJ 'Rights' Meeting". (see) Coverage on the arrest of many negro school children in Selma & Marion Mississippi where Martin Luther King Jr. had a voter registration campaign set up. This was just before the famous marches from Selma to Montgomery a few weeks later.
Complete in 6 pages, a few small…

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., March 11, 1965 

* Selma to Montgomery, Alabama 
* Martin Luther King Jr. - Civil Rights March
* Minister James Reeb beating (death)

The front page has a banner heading: "Judge Refuses To Hold King In Contempt"
Also a three column heading: "Cleric Near Death; 3 Men Arrested" with photo. (see images)
This was the 2nd attempt to march to Montgomery which ended up in failure.
Complete with 30 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

Background:…

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 4, 1962

* The Albany Movement - Georgia
* Shiloh Baptist Church gathering
* Negroes - civil rights movement
* Martin Luther King Jr. speech

The front page has a heading: "In Albany Jails" with lead-in: "The Press of Freedom" and related photo. (see images) Lengthy text continues on multiple inside pages.
source: Clio: During the 1960s and the Civil Rights Movement, Albany began to have its own set of Civil Rights marches…

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 15, 1963

* Canadian actress Madeleine Sherwood arrest
* Civil rights movement in Gadsden, Alabama
* Freedom walk with Martin Luther King, Jr.

Page 7 has a small heading: "Actress Sherwood Jailed in Alabama For Rights March" with report. (see image)
wikipedia notes: Sherwood was blacklisted during the McCarthy era. Active in the civil rights movement, she worked with Martin Luther King Jr. in the late 1950s and 1960s and…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 20, 1956

* re. Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott
* 27 year old Martin Luther King Jr.
* 1960's Civil Rights movement in it's infancy

The front page has a one column heading: "FIRST NEGRO TRIED IN BUS BOYCOTTING" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with all 52 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

background: The trial of Martin Luther King Jr., which began on March 19, 1956, served as a dramatic attempt by Alabama authorities to decapitate the…

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, April 4, 1968

* Columnist Nat Hentoff - NYC police
* Be-in at Central Park advertisement
* Protest to End the War in Vietnam
* Date Martin Luther King jr. was killed

Page 11 has a column by columnist Nat Hentoff titled: "Keeping the Cops From Riotijng"
Page 29 has a 9 1/2 x 6 inch advertisement for a Anti-Vietnam War be-in at Sheep Meadow in Central Park which was to take place 2 days after the date of this publication. Ironically…

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, Aug. 28, 1963  

* Martin Luther King Jr.
* March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
* "I Have A Dream" speech fame

Near the bottom of the front page is a six-column headline concerning this historic Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C.: "100,000 Turn Out For Capital March Before Noon" with subheads and related photo.
It was at this march that Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his immortal "I have a dream..." speech (not included here). A rare same-day…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 28, 1963  

* Martin Luther King Jr. about to make history
* March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
* "I Have A Dream" speech fame (day of)

The top of the front page has a one column heading concerning this historic Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. that was scheduled for this day: "CAPITAL IS READY FOR MARCH TODAY; 100,000 EXPECTED" with subhead and related photo. (see images) More on page 21 with another related photo and map. It was at this march that…

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 1, 2006

* Coretta Scott King death
* Martin Luther King's wife
* Civil Right activist
* African American equality

The front page has a two column heading: "She Built a Legacy by Preserving One" with subhead and photo. (see) Much more on pages 10 & 11 with 5 more related photos.
Complete with all section (90+ pages, great condition.

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, May 9, 1968

* Poor People's Campaign - demonstration march
* Post Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination
* Ralph Abernathy - A. D. King photos
* Early Jerry Garcia & Pigpen photo - Grateful Dead

A great issue of this famous counter-culture newspaper as the front page has 3 related photos with heading: "Poor People's Campaign: Last Exit to Hope City" with lead-in: "Tents in the Capitol" Lengthy article continues inside.
Page 36 has a early photo of Jerry…

THE DETROIT NEWS, March 11, 1965 

* Selma to Montgomery, Alabama 
* Martin Luther King Jr. - Civil Rights March
* Minister James Reeb beating (death)

The front page has a one column heading: "Dr. King Wins One Round" with subhead. (see images) Lengthy article continues on page 2. Photo of Dr. King's wife on page 3-b. This was the 2nd attempt to march to Montgomery which ended up in failure.
Complete with 50+ pages, small binding holes along the spine, nice condition.

THE DETROIT NEWS, May 21, 1963

* Birmingham campaign movement - Alabama
* Martin Luther King Jr. & Negro students protest

The front page has a one column heading: "Schools Bar 1,000 Negroes" with subhead: "Dr. King Plans Court Appeal in Birmingham" (see)
Complete with 40+ pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally in good condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 3, 1960

* Martin Luther King Jr.
* John F. Kennedy - JFK
* 1960 Presidential campaign

The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "Negro Unit Charges King Aids Kennedy" (see images) The presidential was just a few days away.
Complete with 36 pages, light toning along the central fold, a little margins wear, generally good.

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Aug. 22, 1963  

* Martin Luther King Jr. - civil rights movement
* March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
* Community notice for bus & train trips to the event
* MLK "I Have a Dream" speech fame 

Page 7 has a full page notice headed: "Rally for Civil Rights" and more. This was a community effort to get New Yorker's to go to this historic event. The bottom portion of this notice is a list of neighborhood businesses which supported this effort.
Background: Advertisements…

THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, March 18, 1965

* Judge grants Selma to Montgomery march
* Amos Alonzo Stagg death (1st report)
* Cosmonaut Alexey Arkhipovich Leonov, 1st ever human space walk (historic)

This newspaper has a banner headline on the front page above the masthead: "Russian Takes First Space Walk From Orbiting Ship" with subhead "2 Cosmonauts Up; One Walks in Sky" and related photos. This is a historic report on the very 1st human to conduct a space walk.

Also on…

THE PRATT TRIBUNE, Kansas, March 16, 1965 

* Selma to Montgomery, Alabama 
* Martin Luther King Jr.

The front page has a five column headline: "Negro Leaders Meet On Plans To Resume Highway March To Capitol" (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 12 pages, a few small binding holes along spine, otherwise nice.

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Russell, Kansas, June 10, 1968  The front page has a headline "Pilgrimages Continue at Grave -- Millions Mourn Kennedy". "The pilgrimage of mourners to the grave of Robert F. Kennedy continued today. More than 7,000 filed past the new white cross at Arlington National Cemetery before midday...". This tells of Mr. Kennedy's burial.
Also on the front page is bold headlines "Extradition Sought For James Earl Ray". "James Earl Ray, the accused assassin of Dr. Martin Luther…

THE PRATT TRIBUNE, Pratt, Kansas, May 14, 1868  Page 6 carries a 3 1/2 x 8 1/2 inch advertisement "WANTED BY FBI" for James Earl Ray and the list of all of his aliasas. "James Earl Ray, a Missouri prison escapee, sought under the alias Eric Starvo Galt in connection with the gunshot slaying of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is one of the FBI's 'Ten Most Wanted Fugitives.'..." This includes a photo of Ray.
Other news, sports and advertisements are within.
Complete in eight…

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, May 4, 1963

* Birmingham, Alabama
* Race riots - Negroes
* Martin Luther King Jr.

The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Birmingham Racial Situation Explosive" (see).
Complete with 6 pages, small library stamp within masthead, a few small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.

THE PRATT TRIBUNE, Kansas, March 13, 1965 

* Selma to Montgomery, Alabama 
* Martin Luther King Jr.
* Fight for Civil Rights era original

The top of the front page has a four column headline: "President Ready Anytime To Talk With Alabama Governor" (see) Also a one column heading: "Start Fund For Slain Minister" (see)
Complete in 8 pages, a few small binding holes along spine/ 1st column, otherwise nice.

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., March 26, 1965

* Selma to Montgomery AL Alabama
* Martin Luther King Jr.
* Viola Liuzzo murder

The front page has a three column heading: "4 Held In Ala. Murder" with lead-in: "KKK Men Charged With Woman's Death-" (see) This was the 3rd and final try which ended in success.
Complete with all 22 pages, small binding holes along the spine, nice condition.

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, Dec. 21, 1956

* Montgomery bus boycott ends
* Racial segregation to integration
* Civil rights movement - MLK

A landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court outlawed bus segregation throughout the country, doing much to create defiant reactions throughout the South. The new law went into effect on Dec. 21st.
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "Negroes Gain Equality on Buses In Deep South" with subhead. (see)
These events were…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 28, 1965

* Post Selma to Montgomery march
* Martin Luther King Jr. & Civil Rights
* re. Viola Liuzzo murder - memorial service

The front page has a six column headline: "Wallace to Blame, Top Ala. Aide Says" with subheads. Also a two column heading: "200 Protest Slaying in March at Selma" with photo. (see) More inside.
Complete 1st section only with all 24 pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamp within the masthead, tiny binding holes along…

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 10, 1999

* James Farmer death (first report)_
* Civil rights activist movement leader
* Partnered with Martin Luther King Jr.

The front page has a small one column photo of James Farmer with brief text. (see) The top of page 15 has a two column heading: "James S. Farmer; Was Top Civil Rights Leader" with photo showing Farmer with MLK.
Complete with all sections (100+ pages), very nice condition

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 13, 1961

* Albany Movement - Georgia
* Desegregation & voters' rights
* Freedom Riders trial protests - arrests

The top of page 51 has a one column heading: "ALBANY, GA., JAILS 267 NEGRO YOUTHS" with subhead. (see images) Though not mentioned in this report, Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of main leaders in this civil rights movement.
Complete with 76 pages, foxing along the central fold, generally nice.

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Dec. 18, 1961

* Albany Movement - Georgia
* Desegregation & voters' rights
* re. Martin Luther King Jr. arrested
* Freedom Riders trial protests - arrests

The top of page 6 has a three column heading: "Negro Leaders Divided On New Georgia Protests" (see images)
Complete with all 44 pages, A few small library stamps near the top of the front page, a few small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.