Martin Luther King, Jr. Praises Support for the “non-violent struggle for freedom and justice,” Less Than a Year Before His Death
We do not recall ever seeing a more powerful statement in the hand of Dr. King having reached the market .
Martin Luther King, Jr. took much of his inspiration from the non-violent campaigns of civil disobedience of Gandhi and Henry David Thoreau. To him, this non-violent struggle was intertwined with the idea of freedom from oppression, and justice and equality under the law. Around these beliefs, King created the nation’s most effective...
Martin Luther King, Jr. took much of his inspiration from the non-violent campaigns of civil disobedience of Gandhi and Henry David Thoreau. To him, this non-violent struggle was intertwined with the idea of freedom from oppression, and justice and equality under the law. Around these beliefs, King created the nation’s most effective Civil Rights movement movement, one that greatly advanced the cause of equal rights and led to the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964. The idea of non-violence in pursuit of morality is forever tied to his legacy, and the legacy of the Civil Rights movement. It is one of the great and inspiring messages of the 20th century.
With the goal of redeeming ‘‘the soul of America’’ through nonviolent resistance, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was established in 1957 to coordinate the action of local protest groups throughout the South. King headed the group from its founding until his death in 1968. ‘‘This conference is called,’’ King wrote, ‘‘because we have no moral choice, before God, but to delve deeper into the struggle—and to do so with greater reliance on non-violence…’’
In the summer of 1967, William Ives, an African American supporter in Brooklyn, wrote to King, sending a donation of $20 for the SCLC and also $5 for King’s newly released book. He asked King to autograph him for it, which King did.
Book signed, “Why We Can’t Wait,” no date but July-August 1967, inscribed to “William M. Ives.” “In appreciation for your support of the non-violent struggle for freedom and justice. Martin L. King Jr.”
This message must have moved its recipient. Ives has added an image of King at the beginning and also of his family members at the end. It is clear that this was a personally meaningful cause and treasured object of the Ives family.
We do not recall ever seeing a more powerful statement in the hand of Dr. King having reached the market. Generally his quotations are typed out and signed.
Less than one year later, King was dead by an assassin’s bullet.
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