Truman Speaks at Independence Day Ceremonies
Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970s)
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This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
National Archives Identifier: 6641456
Full Citation: 330-CFD-DA-SD-05-00640; Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. addressing the crowd during the 1957 Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom in Washington, D.C.; 1957; Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files, 1982–2007; Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/mlk-prayer-pilgrimage-washington-dc/, May 27, 2026]
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