1970 Joe Morgan East-West Baseball Classic presentation...

1970 Joe Morgan East-West Baseball Classic presentation award with Martin Luther King medallion. Folding leather case containing "Martin Luther King 1929-1968" medallion with his likeness in relief on front and "I Have a Dream" slogan on reverse. Below is an inset engraved brass plaque ,"Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. East-West Major League Baseball Classic, Los Angeles 1970, Presented to Joe Morgan". The event was organized by Ralph D. Abernathy of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Abernathy was a close associate of Dr. King, he and the organization played a pivotal role in the Civil Rights movement. Case exhibits minor soiling throughout the interior with partial separation at back jointed edge. Light general wear and age patination. 5"x8 1/2". Includes letter of provenance from Theresa Morgan: EX

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