Birmingham city jail
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Birmingham city jail is the Alabama detention facility where Martin Luther King Jr. was incarcerated in 1963 and wrote his influential "Letter from Birmingham Jail" during the civil rights movement.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Birmingham City Jail | 0 |
| Incarceration of Martin Luther King Jr. in April 1963 | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
correctional facility
ⓘ
detention facility ⓘ jail ⓘ |
| associatedWithDocument |
Letter from Birmingham Jail
ⓘ
surface form:
"Letter from Birmingham Jail"
|
| associatedWithEthicalIssue |
civil rights for African Americans
ⓘ
racial segregation in the United States ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Birmingham campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Birmingham campaign (1963)
|
| associatedWithMovement |
American civil rights movement
ⓘ
surface form:
Civil rights movement in the United States
|
| category |
Buildings and structures in Birmingham, Alabama
ⓘ
Civil rights movement landmarks in Alabama ⓘ Prisons in Alabama ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfNotableIncarceration |
1963
ⓘ
April 1963 ⓘ |
| governingLaw |
Alabama state law
ⓘ
Birmingham municipal ordinances ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | Earth geographic coordinate system ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
holding individuals arrested within Birmingham city limits
ⓘ
temporary confinement pending court proceedings ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfSignage | English ⓘ |
| hasSecurity | law enforcement officers employed by City of Birmingham ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfInmates | adult detainees ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | American civil rights movement ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Municipal government of Birmingham, Alabama
|
| locatedIn |
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Birmingham, Alabama
|
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Jefferson County, Alabama
ⓘ
Alabama ⓘ
surface form:
State of Alabama
|
| locatedOnContinent | North America ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Birmingham city jail
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Incarceration of Martin Luther King Jr. in April 1963
Writing of "Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ |
| notableFor |
role in civil rights history
ⓘ
site where Martin Luther King Jr. composed a major civil rights text ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Birmingham
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Birmingham
|
| ownedBy |
Birmingham
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Birmingham
|
| partOf | Birmingham criminal justice system ⓘ |
| securityClassification | local jail ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
Martin Luther King Jr.
ⓘ
Other civil rights activists arrested during Birmingham campaign ⓘ Ralph Abernathy ⓘ |
| usedFor |
pre-trial detention
ⓘ
short-term incarceration ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Birmingham City Jail
this entity surface form:
Incarceration of Martin Luther King Jr. in April 1963