Genres: Letters Diaries & Personal Papers

1764–1787

Letter to Major General Nathanael Greene

“From George Washington to Nathanael Greene, 6 February 1783,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://teachingamericanhistory.org/t6q9. My dear Sir: I have the pleasure to inform you that your Packet for Govr. Greene which

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1945–1989

Letter from Birmingham Jail

From jail, King defends nonviolent protest, critiques white moderates, urges immediate action, and emphasizes individual responsibility against segregation in South.

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