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Gilder Lehrman Document Number: GLC05508.158

Title: Stride Toward Freedom

Author: King, Martin Luther Jr. (1929-1968)

Year: 1958

Place: New York, New York

Type of document: Book signed

Description: Inscribed to Fr. Tom Thrasher of Montgomery. Thrasher was an Episcopal priest who joined with King in seeking Civil Rights: "In appreciation for your genuine goodwill, your true Christian spirit, your dedication to the Christian ideal of the brotherhood of man, and your willingness, even among criticism, to keep the desperately needed channels of communication open between the races." Published by Harper Brothers.

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