[Japanese edition of "Statement by comrade Mao Zedong, chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, in support of the Afro-American struggle against violent repression. April 16, 1968"]

Beijing: Renmin chubanshe, 1968. 7p., staplebound pamphlet, 3.5x5 inches, cover mildly soiled and worn. This statement was translated into a number of languages for international distribution, intended to demonstrate Mao's leadership on this question. The English version of Mao's statement begins with the lines "Some days ago, Martin Luther King, the Afro-American clergyman, was suddenly assassinated by the US imperialists. Martin Luther King was an exponent of non-violence. Nevertheless, the US imperialists did not on that account show any tolerance towards him, but used counter-revolutionary violence and killed him in cold blood... (Inventory #: 330000)