Alternative Title
Postage Stamps Celebrating Civil and Human Rights by Martin Luther King Jr. and Associates
Publication Date
Spring 4-10-2018
Abstract
This "sumitography" (from Latin "sumit" means postage stamp) is a listing of postage stamps celebrating contributions to civil right and human rights by Martin Luther King Jr. and associates. In addition to USA postage stamps, this listing includes stamps from other nations, including Cuba, Ghana, Sweden, Turks & Caicos Islands, and others. Also included are postage stamps honoring King associates--in the struggle for civil and human rights, Mohandas K. Gandi, Rosa Partks, A. Philp Randolph, and Malcolm X.
Document Type
Other
Keywords
sumitology, postage stamp studies, sumitography, postage stamp listing, Martin Luther King Jr. postage stamps, civil rights postage stamps, human rights postage stamps
Disciplines
African American Studies | American Material Culture | American Popular Culture | American Studies | Art and Design | Art and Materials Conservation | Art Practice | Digital Humanities | Graphic Design | History | Illustration | Interdisciplinary Arts and Media | Other History | Political History | Public History
Part of
"Don't Call King a 'Civil Rights' Leader ..." (2018 SMU Maguire Public Scholar Lecture) by Theodore Walker Jr. in SMU.Scholar.
Recommended Citation
Jenkins, Lillie R., "A Sumitography: A Listing of Postage Stamps Celebrating Contributions to Civil and Human Rights by Martin Luther King Jr. and Associates" (2018). Perkins Faculty Research and Special Events. 16.
https://scholar.smu.edu/theology_research/16
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African American Studies Commons, American Material Culture Commons, American Popular Culture Commons, Art and Materials Conservation Commons, Art Practice Commons, Digital Humanities Commons, Graphic Design Commons, Illustration Commons, Interdisciplinary Arts and Media Commons, Other History Commons, Political History Commons, Public History Commons
