Offprint of King's Article for "The Nation" as their Civil Rights Correspondent
Bold Design for a New South. [The Nation].
New York: The Nation, 1963.
The Nation] New York: The
Nation, 1963.
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KING, Martin Luther, Jr.. Bold Design for a New South. [The Nation] New York: The
Nation, 1963.
First separate printing. Offprint of Martin Luther King, Jr's article from The Nation magazine on March 30th, 1963. Bi-fold (8 1/2 x 11 inches; 278 x 217 mm) 3, [1, blank] pp. With a political cartoon illustration by Bill Sanders on page [3]. [together with] Two contemporary mimeograph or typed leaves with a copy of Dr King's "I Have a Dream" speech. Text in brown ink on recto of each leaf, versos blank. (8 1/2 x 11 inches; 278 x 217 mm)
The Nation with some light creasing along center from mailing and some mild toning to crease and along edge. Speech with a center crease and some toning along top edge. Overall a very good set of Martin Luther King, Jr. ephemera.
"This is the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s third annual report to the readers of The Nation on the battle for Civil rights." (From the Editor). His previous two reports were "Equality Now" from February 4th, 1961 and "Fumbling on the New Frontier" from March 3rd, 1962.
"Martin Luther King Jr., the first president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, was the Nation’s civil rights correspondent, writing annual reports on the state of the movement for the magazine from 1961 to 1966. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 and assassinated in 1968." (The Nation)
"Founded by abolitionists in 1865, The Nation has long believed that independent journalism has the capacity to bring about a more democratic and equitable world. Our writers shift paradigms and open minds. Our deep investigative reporting launches congressional hearings, forces policy change, and shapes news cycles. Instigating progress: It’s not only our legacy, it’s our continued commitment to future generations of torchbearers." (The Nation)
"In [Martin Luther King, Jr.'s] essay 'A Bold Design for a New South,' he addresses many concerns of the general population regarding race equality. He specifically addresses issues with United States government policies that harmed and discriminated the Black community here. With Martin Luther King Jr.’s strong rhetoric and educated statements, he showed the American people how Americans weren’t treated as equal. Tokenism is a term that was very popular during this era. The practice of Tokenism is when you act like you are making a difference by allowing a small percentage of a minority to do something and make it seems like a full fledge effort towards equality. Martin Luther King Jr. explains how the American people decide to simply go along with and believe that the problems are solved, when in actuality, the majority of people knew this to be false. Martin Luther King Jr. said ' (The American people have, not abandoned the quest for equal rights; rather they have been persuaded to accept token victories as indicative of genuine and satisfactory progress.'" (Bartleby Research).
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$1,500.
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Item #69302