REV. DR. JESSE JAI McNEIL * DETROIT MICHIGAN CIVIL RIGHTS * VINTAGE 1956 photo

Description: A RARE CLASSIC ICONIC VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPH OF THE REVEREND DR. JESSE JAI McNEIL, AN ASSOCIATE OF MARTIN LUTHER KING. PHOTOGRAPHED AND PRINTED 1956. SINGLE-WEIGHT GELATIN SILVER PRINT. DATE-STAMPED "FEB 10 '56" ON VERSO. TOTAL MEASUREMENTS ARE APPROXIMATELY 8" BY 10". NEAR EXCELLENT OR BETTER CONDITION, SAVE FOR SOME DRYING(?) CREASES AND SOME LIGHT SURFACE IRREGULARITIES - PLEASE REVIEW SCANS! EXCEPTIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS AFRICAN-AMERICANS BLACKS NEGRO NEGROES DISCRIMINATION SEGREGATION INTEGRATION VIOLENCE DEMONSTRATIONS NINETEEN-FIFTIES FIFTIES AGITATOR RACIST RACISM POLICEMAN POLICE COP COPS BLACK POWER BLACK PANTHERS DEMONSTRATIONS RIOTS RIOTERS RIOTING DANNY LYON BILL HUDSON JACK THORNELL SUBJECT MATTER! PLEASE SEE MY ADDITIONAL LISTINGS FOR MORE EXCEPTIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS. PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY! ALL NON-USA RESIDENTS: SHIPPING IS $18.00 BY STANDARD INTERNATIONAL MAIL FOR FLAT ENVELOPES ONLY. PACKAGE POSTAL FEES ARE DETERMINED BY THE PACKAGE'S SIZE AND WEIGHT. PLEASE KNOW A CUSTOMS DECLARATION IS REQUIRED ON ALL INTERNATIONAL PACKAGES. INSURED PACKAGES MUST BE SENT PARCEL POST AND THE FEE IS $50.00 PLUS THE INSURANCE FEE. WINNING BIDDERS ACCEPT ALL SHIPPING RISKS FOR UNINSURED INTERNATIONAL PACKAGES. WINNING BIDDERS WILL RECEIVE AN EBAY INVOICE OR PERSONAL EMAIL FROM ME AFTER THE AUCTION CLOSES REGARDING PAYMENT AND SHIPPING DETAILS. PLEASE NOTE THAT I AM OBLIGATED UNDER U. S. LAW TO DECLARE THE FULL VALUE OF A PACKAGE SHIPPED OUT OF THE UNITED STATES. PLEASE DO NOT ASK ME TO BREAK THE LAW AND DO OTHERWISE. ALL USA RESIDENTS: PAYMENT MUST BE MADE WITHIN THREE DAYS BY PAYPAL. ANY OTHER ARRANGEMENTS MUST BE MADE WITH ME WELL IN ADVANCE! NO EXCEPTIONS! CONNECTICUT RESIDENTS ARE SUBJECT TO 6.35% SALES TAX. UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED SHIPPING IS $ 9.00 IN THE UNITED STATES BY PRIORITY MAIL WITH DELIVERY CONFIRMATION. I CAN COMBINE SHIPPING ON MULTIPLE PURCHASES CLOSING THE SAME WEEK. INSURANCE REQUIRED ON SHIPMENTS ABOVE $ 100.00. FOR COMBINED SHIPPING, YOU MUST WAIT FOR MY INVOICE!!! McNeil, pastor of Detroit’s Tabernacle Baptist Church, arranged for members of the Baptist Ministers Conference of Detroit and Vicinity to solicit support for the Montgomery protesters during the first three weeks of March. Writing to his friend, McNeil reports that a delegation of ministers would present their contribution to the MIA during King’s trial. On 22 March, the day King was convicted for leading the bus boycott, McNeil and the delegation turned over $4,554 to the MIA and promised further contributions. At a mass meeting that evening McNeil declared that he had “never seen such emancipated people as the Negroes of Montgomery.” 1 King wrote “answered” on McNeil’s letter, but his reply has not been located.The Reverend Dr. M. L. King, Jr. Minister, Dexter Avenue Baptist Church 309 South Jackson Street Montgomery, AlabamaDear M. L.:Please find herewith for your information a copy of recommendations unanimously approved by our Baptist Ministers Conference.2Our delegation plans to arrive in Montgomery the evening of 21 March and to depart late the evening of 22 March, if such schedules are possible. I hope you can procure reservations for us at the hotel you suggested.The Ministers Conference has appointed a delegation to bring our contribution to your Improvement Association. Many men have expressed their intentions of being there for the trial. But we have all agreed that we shall be as inconspicuous and as silent as possible. And any word that is to be said will be left to the head of our delegation. We have even suggested to our men to use the train instead of their automobiles for obvious reasons.If you have any words of instruction for me and our men who will be coming to Montgomery I shall be pleased to receive them and to abide by them.With warm personal regards, I am Sincerely yours, [signed] Jesse Jai McNeil, Minister

Price: 66 USD

Location: New England

End Time: 2025-02-01T20:27:44.000Z

Shipping Cost: 9 USD