From Sankey L. Blanton
Author: Blanton, Sankey L. (Crozer Theological Seminary)
Date: November 1, 1954
Location: Chester, Pa.
Genre: Letter
Topic: Martin Luther King, Jr. - Career in Ministry
Details
King wrote Blanton on 26 October, providing his new address and informing Blanton of his work at Dexter.1
Rev. Martin L. King, Jr.
Dexter Avenue Baptist Church
Montgomery, Alabama
Dear Mr. King:
Thank you for your letter. I am delighted to know where you are, and that you are happy. I regard you as one of the most promising students that I have met, and will watch you career with a deep personal interest and some pride. I will be coming to Alabama in mid-winter. When I come, I will call you in the hope that I can drop by to see you for a little while.
Yours sincerely,
[signed]
Sankey L. Blanton
SLB/sr
1. See King to Blanton, 26 October 1954, MLKP-MBU. In the letter King reported that “we are getting off to a good start here. We are getting real cooperation from the entire membership. I am enjoying my work very much, however, it really keeps me busy.”
Source: MLKP, MBU, Martin Luther King, Jr., Papers, 1954-1968, Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center, Boston University, Boston, Mass.