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KING, Martin Luther, Jr. Typed letter signed ("Martin L. King, Jr.," with flourish) to literary agent Marie Rodell, Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta, Georgia, 25 April 1961. 1 page, 4to, on King's personal stationery, boldly signed.
IN THE WAKE OF THE SIT-INS, KING PROPOSES AN ARTICLE ON THE "JUSTIFIABILITY OF BREAKING AN UNJUST LAW"
In 1960-61 the Civil Rights movement had begun to stage non-violent sit-ins in highly publicized demonstrations in Nashville, Greensboro, Raleigh and other cities, touching off a national debate on the legality of the tactic. Here, King proposes an article dealing with the issue: "I am in receipt of the statement concerning the new fact-opinion feature of the Saturday Evening Post. I think it would be good for you again to explore the idea of doing the article on the justifiability of the sit-ins, or the justifiability of breaking an unjust law. I am sure I will think of other topics that may be useful later on. But I would like for you to explore this one with them now."
IN THE WAKE OF THE SIT-INS, KING PROPOSES AN ARTICLE ON THE "JUSTIFIABILITY OF BREAKING AN UNJUST LAW"
In 1960-61 the Civil Rights movement had begun to stage non-violent sit-ins in highly publicized demonstrations in Nashville, Greensboro, Raleigh and other cities, touching off a national debate on the legality of the tactic. Here, King proposes an article dealing with the issue: "I am in receipt of the statement concerning the new fact-opinion feature of the Saturday Evening Post. I think it would be good for you again to explore the idea of doing the article on the justifiability of the sit-ins, or the justifiability of breaking an unjust law. I am sure I will think of other topics that may be useful later on. But I would like for you to explore this one with them now."