Letter from John P. Thomas, minister at St. Luke Methodist Church in Enterprise, Alabama, to Ed Strickland of the Alabama Legislative Commission to Preserve the Peace in Montgomery, Alabama.
In the letter Thomas describes Bible school literature he recently saw that pictured Martin Luther King, Jr., and compared him with the apostle Paul. Thomas finds the material "repulsive" and asks Strickland if there is any evidence to confirm allegations against King's "moral ch...
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In the letter Thomas describes Bible school literature he recently saw that pictured Martin Luther King, Jr., and compared him with the apostle Paul. Thomas finds the material "repulsive" and asks Strickland if there is any evidence to confirm allegations against King's "moral character": "Mr. Strickland, I am not trying to start a war with M. L. King or any other Negro leader. I am, however, concerned about what appears in the literature of my church. My prime concern in whatever information you may be able to furnish is to satisfy my own mind concerning this individual who has for too long called the shots in government, housing, economics, and whatever seems to come to his mind." |
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Q0000018346 - Q0000018347Q18346 - Q18347Letter from John P. Thomas, minister at St. Luke Methodist Church in Enterprise, Alabama, to Ed Strickland of the Alabama Legislative Commission to Preserve the Peace in Montgomery, Alabama.In the letter Thomas describes Bible school literature he recently saw that pictured Martin Luther King, Jr., and compared him with the apostle Paul. Thomas finds the material "repulsive" and asks Strickland if there is any evidence to confirm allegations against King's "moral character": "Mr. Strickland, I am not trying to start a war with M. L. King or any other Negro leader. I am, however, concerned about what appears in the literature of my church. My prime concern in whatever information you may be able to furnish is to satisfy my own mind concerning this individual who has for too long called the shots in government, housing, economics, and whatever seems to come to his mind."1968 March 61968-03-061960-1969Strickland, Edwin; Thomas, John P.; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama; Alabama--Politics and government--1951-; Civil rights movements--Alabama; Religion--AlabamaTextCorrespondenceAlabama. LegislatureAlabama Legislative Commission to Preserve the Peace recordsRSG00617v9282Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/2899 |
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