[KING, Martin Luther, Jr. (1929-1968)]. Martin Luther King...at Communist Training School. Promotional flyer issued by the Georgia Commission on Education, ca 1963-1964.
Sale 1310 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography, Featuring African Americana
Feb 27, 2024
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
Estimate
$400 -
$600
Sold for $254
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[KING, Martin Luther, Jr. (1929-1968)]. Martin Luther King...at Communist Training School. Promotional flyer issued by the Georgia Commission on Education, ca 1963-1964.
8 1/2 x 14 in. printed flyer (minimal toning to margins, small spot at lower right, light edge wear). With "Reprint from Georgia Commission of Education" printed lower right. A variant of the flyer produced by the Alert Americans Association.
The right-wing flyer features an image from the 8 July 1963 issue of the Augusta Courier, showing Martin Luther King seated with a group of people at the Highlander Folk School in Monteagle, TN. Dr. King and three of the men seated beside him are identified in the flyer as having ties to the Communist Party.
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