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Letter to James Baldwin from Julian Bond

April 28, 1964

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

An April 28, 1964 letter to James Baldwin from the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee's communications director, Julian Bond, inviting Baldwin to hear testimony from "Negro Mississippians about violations of civil rights..." in Washington D.C. The letter was signed by Bond, who coordinated the July 9, 1964 hearings.

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Catalog reference: 2011.99.51

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