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King receives Social Justice Award; delivers "This Is a Great Time to Be Alive" before Religion and Labor Foundation in New York

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April 24, 1957

At a luncheon in the Sheraton Astor Hotel ballroom, King receives the 1957 Social Justice Award from the Religion and Labor Foundation. After accepting the award King delivers “This Is a Great Time to Be Alive.”