The Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham, Alabama
"Public Statement by Eight Alabama Clergymen"
Statement
By: C.C.J. Carpenter, Joseph A. Durick, Milton L. Grafman, Paul Hardin, Nolan B. Harmon, George M. Murray, Edward V. Ramage, and Earl Stallings
Date: April 12, 1963
Source: Carpenter, C.C.J., et al. "Public Statement by Eight Alabama Clergymen." Birmingham News, April 12, 1963.
About the Authors: The eight Alabama clergymen represented a wide spectrum of religions, including priests, bishops, ministers, and a rabbi from the Episcopalian, Catholic, Methodist, Presbyterian, Baptist, and Jewish faiths.
"Letter from a Birmingham Jail"
Letter
By: Martin Luther King Jr.
Date: April 16, 1963
Source: King, Martin Luther, Jr. "Letter from a Birmingham Jail." April 16, 1963. Available online at
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