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Note from Linus Pauling to Martin Luther King, Jr. March 18, 1965.
Pauling responds to a telegram in which Dr. King had invited Pauling to participate in a civil-rights march.

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RE MSG FOR MR PAULING. ADVISE HEM WE ALSO LEFT NTC AT HIS HOME , SO HE CAN DISREGARD NOTICE AT HOME THX

=WUO29 DL PD FAX ATLANDTA GA VIA PASADENA CALIF MARCH 18 1965

LINUS PAULING= 794 HOT SPRINGS ROAD=

THE PRESIDENT AND FEDERAL JUDICIARY HAVE SPOKEN AFFIRMATIVELY OF THE CAUSE FOR WHICH WE STRUGGLE. ALL CITIZENS MUST NOW MAKE THEIR PERSONAL WITNESS. THE FREEDOMS OF SUFFRAGE AND ASSEMBLY ARE FUNDAMENTAL TO ALL OUR TRADITIONS. I THEREFORE INVITE YOU TO JOIN ME IN A MARCH TO ALABAMA’S CAPITOL BEGINNING AT BROWN’S CHAPEL IN SELMA, SUNDAY, MARCH 21, AT 1:00 PM=

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR=

LP’s handwritten note, bottom of telegram:

Greatly regret that my schedule prevents my joining you in march to Montgomery. Best wishes and the assurance of my continued support.

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