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(CIVIL RIGHTS—KING, MAR-
TIN LUTHER JR.)
“Mass Memorial. . . .
We the People Honor Martin Luther
King. All Black Political Leaders
Must Be Set Free Now. . . Golden Gate
at Polk Street.”
Black and white poster,
19 x 12
1
/
2
inches; short, closed tear at the top
edge. [San Francisco, Peace and Freedom
Movement, 1968]
[600/900]
A SCARCE POSTER
,
ISSUED ON THE OCCA
-
SION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING
’
S DEATH
.
An attempt to unify all black political points of
view by the Peace and Freedom Party. The
Peace and Freedom Party California was
founded on June 23, 1967, after the riot in the
wealthy Century City section of Los Angeles,
and qualified for the ballot in January 1968.
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(CIVIL RIGHTS—KING, MAR-
TIN LUTHER JR.) [BAILEY] SCLC.
Poor
People’s Campaign, 1968.
Black and
white poster, 22 x 15 inches.
Np, circa 1968
[800/1,200]
A striking image by artist Herman “Kofi X”Bailey.