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Martin Luther King Jr. sentenced to 4 months.......
Martin Luther King Jr. sentenced to 4 months.......
Item # 716849
October 26, 1960
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 Reidsville State Prison, where he had been held after a judge sentenced him to hard labor for a probation violation stemming from a prior traffic charge. His imprisonment, following his arrest during a sit-in at an Atlanta department store, sparked national outrage. The situation drew the attention of the Kennedy campaign, with Robert F. Kennedy intervening by calling the judge, helping secure King’s release. This act significantly boosted support for John F. Kennedy among Black voters in the 1960 presidential election.
Category: The 20th Century
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