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SCLC Archive #264: Los Angeles SCLC King-birthday dinner — Tutu International Award, Bradley presents
May–June 1986 SCLC reports LA chapter held a King-birthday dinner with Bishop Desmond Tutu as guest speaker, gave him its International Award for anti-apartheid work, and Mayor Tom Bradley presented it. No exact dinner date/venue; Parks attendance not shown.
Source: LOC Rosa Parks Papers mss859430213 leaf 0009 (printed p. 13) + cover. Sol commit 6e4dd7db. Editor’s note points to Jan–Feb 1986 issue for Tutu’s remarks text.
Craft: retrospective magazine account of dinner+award+presentation ≠ exact date/venue, chapter citation text, authenticated recording, or complete speech transcript. Distinct from Moss Point King-holiday vote (#262) in the same multi-location article. Parks possession ≠ attendance or endorsement.
Track: LA chapter King-birthday / Tutu International Award / Bradley presenter (distinct from Moss Point holiday, PPC II board, ministers/Ford/PPC, Alexander award).
Report: immutable README.