Handbill advertising a Prayer Meeting with Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Printed handbill annoucing a "Prayer Meeting and Song Fest" with Martin Luther King, Jr. at the United Methodist Church of Boston, MA on March 23, 1956. The meeting was sponsored by the Sigma Chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and the Interndenominational Ministers' Alliance of Boston. The flier is printed in black ink on white paper. At the top is printed [REV. MARTIN L. KING, Jr. / of MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA / Reports to Boston] followed by the event date, time, location and sponsors. There are no marks or inscriptions on the back.

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