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21 December 1946
Crist (fl. 1946)
To Margaret, Paul Lobic and Mary Crist
Addressed to the "Three" this postcard updates what is going on at the farm with the rest of the family.
GLC09579.01.16
March 1948
Coles, Howard Wilson, 1903-1996
Frederick Douglass monthly. [Vol. 1, no.1 (March 1948)]
Published by Voice Publishing Co. Contains reprint of Douglass's "Men of Color, to Arms" from the 2 March 1863 printing: "This is our golden opportunity. Let us accept it and forever wipe out the dark reproaches unsparingly hurled against us by our...
GLC05822
1964
King, Martin Luther Jr., 1929-1968
[Why we can't wait, inscribed to Libby Holman Reynolds Shanker]
Published by Harper and Row. Inscription to Shanker, a singer and activist, states "To my Friend ... In appreciation for your genuine goodwill, your great humanitarian concern and your unswerving devotion to the cause of freedom and justice."...
GLC05824
1953
Owens, William A., 1905-?
Slave Mutiny: the Revolt on the Schooner Amistad
Published by John Day Company. First edition. Comprises a dramatic retelling of the Amistad narrative, based on factual events of the mutiny and trial.
GLC05835
May 1961
Bernot, Rafael A., fl. 1961
Project for the economical development of Mexico and Latin America
Co-authored with Renan E. Perez Rivero. Published in Mexico City, Mexico in May 1961. President John F. Kennedy signed a note "For Jim," using his personal stationary, which is pasted at the front of the binder. Items contained in green leather...
GLC05723
17 June 1955
X, Malcolm, 1925-1965
to Yvonne X (Munford)
Malcolm X writes to another member of the Nation of Islam: "As Salaam Alaikum: Always remember that fasting and prayer to Allah brings all our desires to past [sic]. Islam is the reward that brings about all other rewards. Hold fast to it. Your...
GLC05508.271
2 January 1973
Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981
[I am the Lord your God...]
Wilkins quotes Leviticus 26:13: "I am the Lord your God, which brought you forth and out of the land of Egypt, that ye should not be their boundmen; and I have broken the bonds of your yoke, and made you go upright." From the Bishop Earl Hunt...
GLC05508.264
9 February 1989
Arnaz, Desi, Jr., 1953-
to Atlee Kohl
Arnaz responds to Kohl's solicitation letter. Arnaz discusses his struggles to deal with fear and anxiety, which initially led him to believe "personal gain eases personal pain." He later discovered the real gains in life are spiritual, and that...
GLC05508.274
19 October 1988
Bellamy, Ralph, 1904-1991
A response to Kohl's solicitation letter. Bellamy writes of his belief in a "force" behind creation. He doesn't necessarily call this force God, but he does worship it.
GLC05508.275
circa 1987-1989
Leigh, Janet, fl. 1987-1989
Response to Kohl's solicitation letter. Leigh discusses the influence religion has had on her and her belief in God. As she matured, a structure to house her God, labels, and denominations became unnecessary because, she believes, the Supreme Being...
GLC05508.276
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