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United Press International Examines Attache Case

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09739.006 Author/Creator: United Press International Place Written: Memphis, Tennessee Type: Photograph Date: 5 April 1968 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 21.3 cm, Width: 23.2 cm Order a Copy

One telephoto taken by United Press International dated April 5, 1968. Depicts Hosea Williams, an aide to Dr. Martin Luther King, examining the contents of King's briefcase. Observable contents of briefcase include King's book "Strength to Love" and a collection of his sermons. Description of the telephoto printed on yellow paper attached to the back of photo.

King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
Williams, Hosea, 1926-2000

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