Martin Luther King, Jr. Global PathMarker Portrait Poster with quote "Freedom has always been an expensive thing."
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Poster 18"x24", printed in full color in the U.S. on heavyweight paper
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Global PathMarkers posters are shipped withing 2 business days, rolled into a recyclable cardboard tube inside a USPS Priority Mailing tube. The odd shape incurs an extra charge from the post office. -
Notecard 4.5"x6", blank inside w/envelope.
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Bookmark 1.25"x6".
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Artist: Frank Szasz
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Quote: "Freedom has always been an expensive thing." The Essential Martin Luther King, Jr.: (p.33, Beacon Press), chosen by Fred Culver.
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Martin Luther King, jr. (1929-1968) led millions of people in a non-violent movement to bring an end to the segregation of the races in the United States.
The vision of a community of men in which all are free still provides the basis for continued efforts to overcome domination.
His words eloquently express this passion and this faith: "You ought to believe something in life, believe that thing so fervently that you will stand up with it till the end of your days..." express for him how freedom and hope are realized,
Martin Luther King, Jr. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.
Description:
'FREEDOM HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN EXPENSIVE THING' POSTER OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY CORETTA SCOTT KING TO GENERAL POWELL
the poster depicting a portrait of Martin Luther King, Jr. after Frank Szasz, with quote 'Freedom Has Always Been An Expensive Thing.' warmly inscribed to General Powell in silver felt 'To General Colin Powell/accept this likeness of Dr. King as a token of my respect, esteem and appreciation for your support.. with warmest personal regards/Coretta Scott King,' in black metal frame.
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Catalogue note:
At the beginning of Chapter 15 of General Powell's memoir "My American Journey," he writes that shortly after he took over as Commander in Chief at Fort McPherson, Georgia, he hung this poster in his office. He wanted it there "to remind me, and everyone who sat in that room, of the leading role the Army had played in defending freedom and advancing racial justice."