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News Release from Governor Claude Kirk about Respecting Memory of Martin Luther King Jr., 1968

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State Archives of Florida, Series S960

Description

News release from Governor Claude Kirk asking Floridians to display flags at half-staff from April 5-7, 1968, in memory of Martin Luther King Jr.

Date

1968-04-05

Creator

Kirk, Claude R. (Claude Roy), Jr., 1926-2011

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Wolf, Jim

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News Release from Governor Claude Kirk about Respecting Memory of Martin Luther King Jr., 1968

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Florida--Race relations

Civil rights movements

Mourning customs

Description

News release from Governor Claude Kirk asking Floridians to display flags at half-staff from April 5-7, 1968, in memory of Martin Luther King Jr.

Creator

Kirk, Claude R. (Claude Roy), Jr., 1926-2011

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State Archives of Florida, Series S960

Date

1968-04-05

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Wolf, Jim

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eng-US

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Postwar Florida (1945-1968)

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Tallahassee (Fla.)

Leon County (Fla.)

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Politics And Government

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Florida. Governor (1967-1971 : Kirk)

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King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968

King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Assassination

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Kirk, Claude R. (Claude Roy), Jr., 1926-2011. News Release from Governor Claude Kirk about Respecting Memory of Martin Luther King Jr., 1968. 1968-04-05. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/332197>, accessed 14 November 2024.

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Kirk, Claude R. (Claude Roy), Jr., 1926-2011. News Release from Governor Claude Kirk about Respecting Memory of Martin Luther King Jr., 1968. 1968-04-05. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/332197>

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