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St. Paul Recorder
Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
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The Elks' grand director of civil liberties announced Rev. Martin Luther King as the 1956 Lovejoy Award recipient for civil rights contributions via the Montgomery bus boycott. He will receive it August 27 at the Los Angeles convention.
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Philadelphia-(ANP)-Judge Hobson R. Reynolds, grand director of civil liberties for the Elks, announced last week that Rev. Martin Luther King of Montgomery, Ala., has been selected as recipient of the "1956 Lovejoy Award."
Rev. King is president of the Montgomery Improvement Association, the organization which supports the Negro boycott of Montgomery buses. He will receive the Award August 27 at the Elks' annual grand convention in Los Angeles.
The Lovejoy Award was established in 1949 to honor persons making outstanding contributions in the field of civil rights. Since then, the Lovejoy recipients have been Gov. Alfred Driscoll of New Jersey, Dr. Ralph Bunche, Mrs. Mary McLeod Bethune, Thurgood Marshall and Marian Anderson.
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Philadelphia
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August 27, 1956
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rev. king selected as recipient of the 1956 lovejoy award to be presented at the elks' annual grand convention.
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Judge Hobson R. Reynolds announced that Rev. Martin Luther King of Montgomery, Ala., president of the Montgomery Improvement Association supporting the Negro boycott of Montgomery buses, has been selected for the 1956 Lovejoy Award. The award will be received August 27 at the Elks' annual grand convention in Los Angeles. The Lovejoy Award, established in 1949, honors outstanding contributions in civil rights; previous recipients include Gov. Alfred Driscoll, Dr. Ralph Bunche, Mrs. Mary McLeod Bethune, Thurgood Marshall, and Marian Anderson.