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Posted by H. X. Ashby on December 14, 2007, 4:28 pm
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by a man who claimed that Abernathy had had an intimate
relationship with the man's wife. This prompted Los Angeles pastor J.
Raymond Henderson to caution King that he must avoid --even the
appearance of evil. One of the most damning influences is that of women.
They themselves too often delight in the satisfaction they get out of
affairs with men of unusual prominence. Enemies are not above using them
to a man's detriment. White women can be lures. You must exercise more
than care. You must be vigilant, indeed.--
Presumably, Rev. Henderson's warning had some effect -- at least in the
short term -- to judge by the following event:
In mid-September King traveled to New York to speak at several churches
to stimulate interest in the Youth March. That same week, his book
[Stride Toward Freedom] was published and King made a number of
appearances to help promote it. One of those was a Saturday autographing
session at Blumstein's department store in Harlem. King, surrounded by
friends and admirers as h
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