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King meets Tom Mboya; delivers remarks at "Africa Freedom Dinner"

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May 13, 1959

King greets Kenyan leader Tom Mboya at Atlanta Municipal Airport. He later delivers remarks at the SCLC-sponsored  “Africa Freedom Dinner” in honor of Mboya, held at Atlanta University. Following the dinner King and others socialize at Lawrence Dunbar Reddick’s house.