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Draft of letter from Morris Milgram to Martin Luther King, Jr., August 20, 1963

Draft of letter from Morris Milgram to Martin Luther King, Jr., August 20, 1963.  The letter includes discussion of the Deerfield Freedom of Residence battle, as well as praise for Dr. King's famed letter from a Birmingham jail.  Deerfield, Illinois was the site of a battle over raci...

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Contributors: Milgram, Morris, 1916-1997 (Correspondent), Martin Luther King, Jr., 1929-1968 (Correspondent)
Collection:Morris Milgram papers (#2176)
Date:1963-08-20
Box Number:Box 138
Folder Number:Folder 27
Format: Electronic
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Correspondence
Copyright:Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org)
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/8786
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Summary: Draft of letter from Morris Milgram to Martin Luther King, Jr., August 20, 1963.  The letter includes discussion of the Deerfield Freedom of Residence battle, as well as praise for Dr. King's famed letter from a Birmingham jail.  Deerfield, Illinois was the site of a battle over racial integration in residential housing, as community leaders and residents challenged plans for a housing development open to African-Americans. 

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