Original press photograph of the great civil rights leader together with Buddhist monk and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh. Original press clipping on the verso reads: "Martin Luther King Jr., left, appearing Monday in a news conference with Thich Nhat Hanh, a Buddhist monk from Viet Nam, suggests a halt in bombings in Viet Nam. King also said there is no direct parallel between Buddhists who put themselves to death by fire and Americans who die in civil rights causes. The monk said the Buddhists 'want a non-Communist Viet Nam.'" Stamped on the verso: June 1, 1966. 8.25 x 7 inches (20.7 x 17.5 cm).
Original press photograph of the great civil rights leader together with Buddhist monk and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh. Original press clipping on the verso reads: "Martin Luther King Jr., left, appearing Monday in a news conference with Thich Nhat Hanh, a Buddhist monk from Viet Nam, suggests a halt in bombings in Viet Nam. King also said there is no direct parallel between Buddhists who put themselves to death by fire and Americans who die in civil rights causes. The monk said the Buddhists 'want a non-Communist Viet Nam.'" Stamped on the verso: June 1, 1966. 8.25 x 7 inches (20.7 x 17.5 cm).