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Martin Luther King day

Three years after it became law, a national holiday to celebrate the civil rights' leader is observed across the US.

Three years after it became law, a national holiday to celebrate the civil rights' leader is observed across the US.

This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From America programmes from 1973 to 1989. It was restored by the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ in 2014.

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14 minutes

Last on

Sun 19 Jan 1986 09:15

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Role Contributor
Presenter Alistair Cooke

Broadcasts

  • Fri 17 Jan 1986 21:15
  • Sun 19 Jan 1986 09:15

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