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''Why We Can't Wait''

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Author
King, Martin Luther, Jr.
Place Written
New York, N.Y.
Document Date
5/30/1964
Genre
Published article
Document Type
Document
Type of Writing
Printed -- published
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Author
King, Martin Luther, Jr.
Author Dates
1929-1968
Document ID
640530-000
Document Date
5/30/1964
Type of Writing
Printed -- published
Document Type
Document
Status
Undecided
Place Written
New York, N.Y.
Genre
Published article
Document Length
5 pp.
Document Note
Reprint of Introduction and Chapter 1.
Published In
Saturday Review, 30 May 1964, pp. 17-20, 76.
Names
Attucks, Crispus
Washington, George
Banneker, Benjamin
Lincoln, Abraham
Curry, Izola
Maynard, Aubre de L.
Turner, Sarah
Wilkins, John
Jones, Arthur
Griggs, Bill
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald)
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines)
Organizations
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Places
Washington, D.C.
Birmingham, Ala.
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Montgomery, Ala.
Los Angeles, Calif.
Chicago, Ill.
Topics
Martin Luther King, Jr. - Publications
Afro-Americans - Civil rights
Afro-Americans - Economic conditions
Nonviolence
Emancipation Proclamation
School integration
Democratic Convention, 1960
Why We Can't Wait
war and morals
Lunch counter sit-in, 1960
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Freedom rides
Birmingham, 1963
Discrimination in Employment
Other Topics
Emancipation Proclamation
Stride Toward Freedom
Code for Location of Original
MLKJP-GAMK
Location of Original
Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers (Series I-IV), Martin Luther King, Jr., Center for Nonviolent Social Change, Inc., Atlanta, Ga.
Copy Location (1)
MLKPP, Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.
Date Created
7/24/1996 12:00:00 AM
Date Verified
07/30/1996
Date Updated
3/4/2010 10:18:14 AM
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