A Call for Unity
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A Call for Unity is a 1963 public statement by eight white Alabama clergymen criticizing civil rights demonstrations in Birmingham and urging reliance on the courts, which prompted Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “Letter from Birmingham Jail” in response.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical document
ⓘ
open letter ⓘ public statement ⓘ |
| advocates |
negotiation with local authorities
ⓘ
reliance on the courts ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
African American community in Birmingham
ⓘ
civil rights leaders ⓘ residents of Birmingham, Alabama ⓘ |
| author |
C. C. J. Carpenter
ⓘ
Earl Stallings ⓘ Edward V. Ramage ⓘ George M. Murray ⓘ Holmes C. Hartfield ⓘ Joseph A. Durick ⓘ Noland B. Harmon ⓘ Paul Hardin Jr. ⓘ |
| authorsEthnicity | white ⓘ |
| authorsOccupation | Christian clergymen ⓘ |
| authorsReligion | Christian ⓘ |
| callsFor |
avoidance of demonstrations
ⓘ
law and order ⓘ patience ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticizes |
civil rights demonstrations in Birmingham
ⓘ
mass street protests ⓘ “outsiders” leading demonstrations ⓘ |
| date | 1963-04-12 ⓘ |
| describedAs | moderate white clergy statement ⓘ |
| genre | religious and civic appeal ⓘ |
| hasNotableResponse | Letter from Birmingham Jail ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
American civil rights movement
ⓘ
surface form:
American civil rights era
Birmingham campaign ⓘ |
| inspiredWork | Letter from Birmingham Jail ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legacy | known primarily for provoking King’s Letter from Birmingham Jail ⓘ |
| mediaType | newspaper statement ⓘ |
| mentions | “outsiders” coming in ⓘ |
| numberOfAuthors | 8 ⓘ |
| opposes | civil rights direct action strategy in Birmingham ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
Alabama
ⓘ
Birmingham, Alabama, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Birmingham, Alabama
|
| positionOnCivilDisobedience | opposes direct action protests ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| publishedIn | Birmingham, Alabama newspapers ⓘ |
| responseFrom | Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ |
| stanceOnSegregation | does not explicitly endorse desegregation timetable ⓘ |
| subjectOf | historical and theological analysis ⓘ |
| title | A Call for Unity self-link ⓘ |
| topic |
civil rights movement
ⓘ
racial segregation in Birmingham ⓘ use of courts in social change ⓘ |
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