Catalogue Number
NMLH.2022.282
Object Name
Postcard
Date
1979
Description
Pale blue postcard with white text and an image of a burning candle. The quote reads, "We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools. Martin Luther King." This is essentially saying that everyone must work and collaborate together, or people will suffer and problems will remain unsolved. Martin Luther King. Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesman and leader in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.The reverse side of the postcard has some publishing information, and states the postcard was produced by "peace concern." There is also some text which reads "CND is a partnership of people who, regardless of race;sex, religion or politics work together for the abolition of nuclear weapons."