Birmingham jail logs from 1963 signed by Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. up for auction
The logbook shows the entries dated between March 4, 1963, and November 27, 1963, which corresponds to the time when King wrote his famous Letter from a Birmingham Jail.
(Credit: Hakes Auction/Birmingham Jail)
by: Lauren M. Johnson, CNN
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Feb 15, 2021 / 06:25 PM EST
(CNN) Birmingham jailhouse log pages signed multiple times by Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. are up for auction for the first time.
The logbook shows the entries dated between March 4, 1963, and Nov. 27, 1963, which correspond to the time when King wrote his famous “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.”