Historic Civil Rights Speech Manuscript Discovered Before Major Auction

A rare handwritten manuscript for a monumental civil rights speech has been rediscovered and heads to auction.

An early handwritten text for a landmark civil rights address by Martin Luther King Jr. has surfaced after decades. The rare historic document will go on public exhibition before heading to a New York auction house early next year. Specialists project the manuscript will command a multi-million-dollar winning bid when it crosses the auction block.

• The auctioneerChristie's will manage the sale of the historical document during a winter bidding event.
• The valuationExperts estimate the handwritten manuscript will surpass $10,000,000 in market value.
• The public debutThe recovered pages will go on public display for the first time ahead of the sale.

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