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October 20, 1960

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 20, 1960

* Martin Luther King Jr.
* Atlanta GA Georgia
* Civil rights sit-in


The front page has one column headings:

"14 NEGROES JAILED IN ATLANTA SIT-INS"
"Dr. King Among Those Held as Demonstrators Mass at Downtown Stores"


1st report coverage on Martin Luther King Jr.'s arrest during a sit-in waiting to be served at a restaurant. He would be sentenced to four months in jail, but after intervention by John Kennedy and Robert Kennedy, he is released. 

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 64 pages, light foxing at central fold, otherwise nice condition.

Category: The 20th Century