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Assassin's Room

One Associated Press wirephoto dated April 5, 1968. Depicts a newsman in the room rented by James Earl Ray, Martin Luther King's assassin, in a motel adjacent to the Lorraine hotel.

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Detroit.

One press photo of hotel guest, William A. Keller stood next to Mrs. Helen Hall when she was killed by snipers the previous evening. Image shows bullet holes that entered hotel room. On reverse side are stamps "Racial/Detroit," and "Received Examiner...

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Humanitarianism's Ironic Reward.

One press photo of group children sitting at a table of white adults. Markings indicate where to crop the image. On reverse side contains the printed newsclipping which describes a white family that took in a black family after riots destroyed their...

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Occupants of Detroit apartment building lie on pavement...

One press photo of residents of Detroit apartment building lie on their stomachs as police look for snipers on street. Markings indicate where to crop the image. On reverse side is a printed newsclipping attributed to Associated Press.

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Detroit.

One press photo of a man peering into the backside of car's broken window. Wire transmission describes that the National Guardsmen took away "3 shaggy-haired white youths," found with snipers' arsenal. On reverse side are stamps "Racial Segregation...

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National Guardsman's Lonely Vigil on Pinegree Street.

One press photo of rubble-ridden neighborhood, and one soldier walking amidst the mess. Markings indicate where to crop the image. On reverse side are stamps "Racial Segregation/Detroit, Mich." and "Received Examiner Reference Library, July 31, 1967...

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Detroit.

One press photograph composed of two images illustrating the difference in street life before and after mandated curfew. Wire transfer describes the curfew was lifted by Governor Romney and later reinstalled due to onlookers. On reverse side are...

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Detroit.

One press photo of policeman in a room of appliances and other items. Wire transfer describes that Lieutenant Alfred McGhee writes on a tag attached to a TV set. His location in the image is a gymnasium of restored stolen items from the Detroit riots...

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Lindberg Birthplace Spared.

One press photo of National Guardsmen guarding the birthplace home of Charles Lindberg. More security was called for after the home next door was set on fire. On reverse side are stamps, "Racial Segregation/Detroit, Mich." and "Received Examiner...

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Twelfth Street, Detroit.

One press photo of Twelfth Street in Detroit, Michigan. Displayed are two images taken days apart to show the visual difference after the riots took place. On reverse side are stamps, "Racial Segregation/Detroit, Mich." and "Received Examiner...

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Guard Leaves, But Sorrow Stays.

One press photo of National Guard leaving Detroit, Michigan. A woman in the image watches with a child. Wire transfer details that Tanya Lynn Blanding, 4 years old, was killed by police or National Guard's bullet. 200 people attended her funeral. On...

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Rioters rampaged through streets...

One press photo of crowds running through a street in Detroit. Above wire transmission is a note that the image would be use to report on the president's commission on riots. Photo attributed to AP Wirephoto. On reverse side is a stamp, "Received...

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After the Shooting--Police Check Fallen Demonstrators.

One press photo of two black men on the ground while policeman hover pointing weapons at them. Markings on image indicate where to crop and highlight features. On reverse side is a psated newsclipping with note "racial/Louisiana." Clipping details...

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Detroit Demonstrators March While President Nixon Addresses Economic Club.

One press photo of group protesters marching on Detroit street after two children were killed by police. Editorial markings on image indicate where to crop. On reverse side is a pasted newsclipping, "Racial Seg./Detroit, Mich." and "Received Examiner...

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[Portrait of Martin Luther King Jr., and Coretta Scott King]

One photograph of Martin Luther King Jr., with his wife Coretta Scott King reviewing SCLC documents in an office. Stamped with the date September 10, 1962 on reverse side.

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[Portrait of Martin Luther King Jr.]

One photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. On reverse side is a newsclipping of a televison schedule for a program "The American Assassins."

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Letters to Jackie Robinson [Decimalized .01-.09]

Collection consists of nine letters to Jackie Robinson dated 1957 to 1963. All correspondents are U.S. politicians and presidents such as Richard Nixon, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy.

Jackie Robinson continued his civil...

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to Jackie Robinson

One typed letter addressed to Jackie Robinson dated August 8, 1957 from Richard Nixon. Nixon writes to Robinson pertaining to a recent Senate vote. Nixon vows to introduce a more "effective bill than the watered-down version." Written on presidential...

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to Jackie Robinson

One typed letter addressed to Jackie Robinson dated October 7, 1957 from Dwight D. Eisenhower. Thanks Robinson for a letter pertaining to Little Rock Nine. Written on presidential stationery.

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to Jackie Robinson

One typed letter addressed to Jackie Robinson dated December 9, 1957 from Dwight D. Eisenhower. Thanks Robinson for a letter regarding his health. Written on presidential stationery. The letter has a secretarial signature.

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to Jackie Robinson

One typed letter addressed to Jackie Robinson dated May 15, 1959 from John F. Kennedy. Kennedy writes to Robinson refuting a column printed in the New York Post, where he criticized Senator Kennedy's "civil rights record." Kennedy disagrees the claim...

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to Jackie Robinson

One typed letter addressed to Jackie Robinson dated January 18, 1961 from Dwight D. Eisenhower. Eisenhower writes to Robinson thanking him for holding a reception for the African delegates of the United Nations. Written on presidential stationery.

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to Jackie Robinson

One typed letter addressed to Jackie Robinson dated May 11, 1961 from Robert F. Kennedy. Kennedy writes to Robinson commending him for his work related to civil rights. "We intend to follow through with vigorous enforcement of the civil rights laws...

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to Jackie Robinson

One typed letter addressed to Jackie Robinson dated June 2, 1961 from Robert F. Kennedy. Kennedy thanks him for expressing his sentiments, probably related to the progress of gaining civil rights.

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to Jackie Robinson

One typed letter addressed to Jackie Robinson dated November 13, 1962 from Robert F. Kennedy. Kennedy appreciates his comments from a letter sent on October 30, 1962. "There is no question in my mind that the progress which was made in the last 22...

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