[ Autographs ] Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Excellent content T.L.S. "Martin L. King Jr." on Southern Christian Leadership Conference letterhead, 1p. 4to., Atlanta, Ga., Mar. 25, 1964 Three months after being named Time magazine's "Man of the Year" King writes an admirer in Italy concerning the honor. In part: '...I was pleased that Time considered me for this traditional honor and was willing to make liberal use of its pages in an assessment of the Negro constant struggle for full equality and human dignity... this particular recognition is not an honor to be enjoyed by me personally, but rather a tribute to the entire civil rights struggle and the millions of gallant people all over the nation who are working so untiringly to bring the American dream into reality. The fact that Time took such cognizance of the social revolution in which we are engaged is an indication that the conscience of America has been reached and that the old order which has embraced bigotry and discrimination must now yield to what we know to be right and just.. "With transmittal envelope, fine condition.