WALTER E. FAUNTROY - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 07/21/1972 - HFSID 131806
Price: $120.00
WALTER E. FAUNTROY
The United States Congressman who represented Washington D.C. for 20 years signed
this letter in blue ink
Typed Letter Signed: “Walter E. Fauntroy”. 8½x11. One page. Dated July 21, 1972.
Letterhead from his House of Representatives office in Washington D.C. In Full: “Enclosed
please find my autographed picture. Thank you for calling me”.Walter E. Fauntroy (b. 1933)
was pastor at New Bethel Baptist Church and a prominent civil rights activist. He met
Martin Luther King Jr. while attending Virginia Union University; the two became close
friends. In 1971, Fauntroy became the first congressman to represent Washington D.C.
since 1875! The District of Columbia received an at-large district from legislation passed by
President Richard Nixon in 1970. He held the position until 1991. After he was accused of
writing a bad check, he fled the country and lived overseas for four years. He returned in
2016 to face his creditors. Fine condition.
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