Top Martin Luther King Jr Signature and Memorabilia Sales

Top Martin Luther King Jr Signature Sales

American Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. is remembered for his non-violent approach, influenced by Gandhian philosophy, to overcome racial injustices. Among all his contributions, he organized the Montgomery bus boycott, the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, the Selma to Montgomery Marches and supported the Memphis sanitation strike of 1968. We’ve auctioned several Martin Luther King Jr signature items. Please see our top ten sales below:

10) Martin Luther King, Jr. Handwritten Signed Quote

Love was a prominent theme in Martin Luther King, Jr.’s writings and teachings. One of his most popular sermons was ”Loving Your Enemies” delivered at Washington D.C.’s Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel in November 1957. We sold a Martin Luther King, Jr. handwritten and signed quote on love from 1957 for $10,000.

9)Martin Luther King Handwritten Pages For ”Stride Toward Freedom”

The Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955 is often considered the first nonviolent protest in the United States. The leader of this boycott, Martin Luther King, Jr., penned the memoir ”Stride Toward Freedom” chronicling the events of the momentous boycott. We sold two handwritten draft pages from Chapter 3 of Dr. King’s first book for $12,500.

8) Martin Luther King, Jr. Signed ”Strength To Love” With Long Inscription

”Strength to Love” (1963) was Martin Luther King, Jr.’s third book and consists of his sermons that focused on a nonviolent approach to end segregation. We realized $13,750 for a first edition copy signed and inscribed to King’s dentist, Gerry Reed, a fellow Atlanta-based Civil Rights activist.

7) Martin Luther King, Jr. Signed Copy of His Nobel Peace Prize Program

Martin Luther King, Jr. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 for his nonviolent leadership during the Civil Rights movement. He was the twelfth American to receive the illustrious Nobel Peace Prize and at the time was the youngest recipient. We realized $14,032 for a Martin Luther King, Jr signed program from the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony held in Oslo, Norway.

6) Martin Luther King Signed ”Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?”

”Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?” is Martin Luther King, Jr.’s final book published in 1967. The book advocates for equality and human writes and King reportedly wrote the book during a long stint of isolation living in Jamaica. We sold a signed and inscribed first edition of ”Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?” for $16,106.

5) Martin Luther King Signed Record Album of “The Great March on Washington” Speeches

Martin Luther King, Jr.’s iconic “I Have a Dream” speech was delivered at The Great March on Washington on 28 August 1963 in front of a live crowd of about 250,000 people. Other civil rights leaders including A. Philip Randolph and Roy Wilkins also gave speeches at this monumental event. We sold a Martin Luther King, Jr. signed record of the March on Washington speeches for $17,490.

4) Martin Luther King Signed Speech

Martin Luther King, Jr. was awarded the Spingarn Medal by the NAACP 1957 for his leadership in the significant Montgomery bus boycott. The award was created in 1914 and other winners include Rosa Parks and Oprah Winfrey. We sold a signed copy of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Spingarn Medal acceptance speech for $18,750.

3) Martin Luther King Signed “Stride Toward Freedom”

We sold for a first edition, first printing of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s 1958 book “Stride Toward Freedom” for $25,200. King writes “Best Wishes / Martin L. King Jr.” on the front free endpaper. The Anisfield-Wolf Book Award was presented to King in 1959 for this title.

2) Martin Luther King Signed Book

“Stride Toward Freedom” was Martin Luther King’s first book and chronicles the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott and outlines the state of the city before, during and following the boycott. We realized $27,870 for a first edition copy of the book autographed by King with additional handwritten text “The strong man is the man who can stand up for his rights and not hit back.”

1) Martin Luther King, Jr. Signed “Ebony” Magazine

We realized $78,750 for a Martin Luther King, Jr. signed and inscribed “Ebony” magazine from May 1965. This issue covers the Selma to Montgomery march, which is credited for hastening passing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. This copy of “Ebony” was inscribed to King’s friend Rev. Claude Wyatt who also participated in the Selma to Montgomery march.

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