"An Anti-Communist Negro Makes This Appeal: Please Don't Help Glorify Martin Luther King"
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Some of those opposed to civil rights during the 1960s tried to discredit the movement and its leaders. Mrs. Julia Brown, an anti-Communist, African-American woman and this tract's author, accused Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. of being a communist. This publication was produced by the organization Truth About Civil Turmoil (TACT) -- a front organization for the John Birch Society.
Some of those opposed to civil rights during the 1960s tried to discredit the movement and its leaders. Mrs. Julia Brown, an anti-Communist, African-American woman and this tract's author, accused Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. of being a communist. This publication was produced by the organization Truth About Civil Turmoil (TACT) -- a front organization for the John Birch Society.
Artifact
Brochure
Creators
Truth About Civil Turmoil (Organization)
Place of Creation
United States, Massachusetts, Belmont
Creator Notes
Written by Mrs. Julia Clarice Brown and published by the Truth About Civil Turmoil, Belmont, Massachusetts.
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On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in With Liberty & Justice for All
Object ID
2001.142.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.5 in
Width: 5.5 in
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