Commemorative plate featuring Martin Luther King Jr. from Mae's Millinery Shop

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A commemorative plate featuring a painted portrait of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on pasteboard in the center of the metal plate. Text printed along the top rim reads "I HAVE A DREAM-FREEDOM FOR ALL MY PEOPLE". Text printed inside a box on the bottom center rim reads "Reverend / Martin Luther King." A brief biography of King, mostly focusing on his 1964 Nobel Peace Prize, is printed in black text on the reverse of the plate. A cut-out in the metal at the top of the back of the plate allows for hanging by a nail or hook.

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