Winter Autograph, Art and Sports Auction
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Signed Poem ,The Negro Mother, four page pamphlet, signed by Langton Hughes, dated January, 1965 and dedicated to Susan Sayer; together with a telegram to the President John F. Kennedy that reads" To the President of the United States
John F. Kennedy, The White House; Imperative Federal government Take Action in Birmingham. The Eyes of the nation and the world are on Alabama. The faith of Americans in their Democracy is at stake. We beg you to speak loudly and act strongly.
this is about keeping the schools open in Birmingham Alabama, also accompanied with copy of a photograph by William Carter of a Civil Rights protest.
Important Langston Hughes Civil Rights Archives
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