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Letter to James Baldwin from Alex Haley

January 18, 1968

13 Rue du Dr. M. Provencal, Cagnes-sur-Mer, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A typewritten letter from Alex Haley to James Baldwin in which Haley critiques a “Pittsburg Courier's" article about Malcolm X. There is a handwritten note in green ink at the bottom of the letter. The letter is signed in green ink by Haley.

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Catalog reference: 2011.99.28

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