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Hassler, Alfred, 1910-1991 Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09962 Author/Creator: Hassler, Alfred, 1910-1991 Place Written: New York Type: Comic book Date: December 1957 Pagination: 14 p. Order a Copy

One comic book entitled, "Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story," written by Alfred Hassler dated December 1957. Illustrations by Sy Barry. The item includes instances of nonviolent resistance. Includes images of Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., and Mahatma Gandhi. Published by the Fellowship of Reconciliation.

King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
Parks, Rosa, 1913-2005
Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948
Barry, Sy, 1928-
Hassler, Alfred, 1910-1991

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