Statement by Martin Luther King, Jr. on reporting to jail in Alabama

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Mimeographed copy of the statement made by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. when he and other civil rights leaders returned to Birmingham, Alabama on October 30, 1967 to serve jail time and pay fines for protests they led in that city in April 1963. The statement consists of four single-sided pages originally stapled together. All text is typed, left justified, and double spaced with the exception of the heading on page one. The first page consists of a heading, date, and beginning paragraphs of the statement. The heading reads [Statement by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. / President, Southern Christian Leadership Conference / Atlanta, Georgia]. The page numbers for pages two through four are located at top center. The statement ends with a short line of pound symbols, centered.

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