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they responded by writing another letter called "A Call For Unity" http://www.dmacc.edu/instructors/sdmiller/fall%202007/eng%20106/A%20Call%20for%20Unity.htm

This is incorrect. The "Letter from Birmingham Jail" was a response to the clergymen's "A Call for Unity".

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Where was Dr. king when he wrote the letter to Birmingham Jail?

He wasn't writing to Birgingham jail, he was writing from the Birmingham jail, where he was being detained at the time, to his "fellow clergymen" of Alabama. To straight out answer your question, he was in Birmingham jail when he wrote the letter in question (it's called "Letter From a Birmingham Jail")


Why is the letter from Birmingham jail significant?

Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote the letter from Birmingham Jail on April 16, 1963 in the margins of a newspaper while incarcerated. He was arrested for his nonviolent protest of Birmingham's segregated city government and downtown retailers. The letter outlines the goals of his movement and is directed at eight white Alabama clergymen who released a statement calling him an outsider and troublemaker.


Who did Martin Luther King Jr address his letter from Birmingham from city jail?

He addressed it to the 8 white clergyman. Specifically, he wrote "My Dear Fellow Clergymen."


Why did the letter from Birmingham city jail event take place?

The "Letter from Birmingham Jail" was written by Martin Luther King Jr. in April 1963, during his imprisonment for participating in nonviolent protests against racial segregation in Birmingham, Alabama. The letter was a response to criticism from white clergymen who deemed his actions "unwise and untimely." King articulated the moral imperative of civil disobedience in the face of unjust laws, emphasizing the urgency of the civil rights movement and the need for direct action to combat systemic racism and inequality.


Did the nonviolent direct action which King describes in his Letter from a Birmingham Jail successfully transform Birmingham Alabama from a segregated to a just society in 1963?

yes

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Letter from Birmingham Jail?

(1963) A letter that Martin Luther King, Jr., addressed to his fellow clergymen while he was in jail in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1963, after a nonviolent protest against racial segregation


Where was Dr. king when he wrote the letter to Birmingham Jail?

He wasn't writing to Birgingham jail, he was writing from the Birmingham jail, where he was being detained at the time, to his "fellow clergymen" of Alabama. To straight out answer your question, he was in Birmingham jail when he wrote the letter in question (it's called "Letter From a Birmingham Jail")


Why is the letter from Birmingham jail significant?

Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote the letter from Birmingham Jail on April 16, 1963 in the margins of a newspaper while incarcerated. He was arrested for his nonviolent protest of Birmingham's segregated city government and downtown retailers. The letter outlines the goals of his movement and is directed at eight white Alabama clergymen who released a statement calling him an outsider and troublemaker.


What is the purpose from the letter from Birmingham jail?

Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote the letter from Birmingham Jail on April 16, 1963 in the margins of a newspaper while incarcerated. He was arrested for his nonviolent protest of Birmingham's segregated city government and downtown retailers. The letter outlines the goals of his movement and is directed at eight white Alabama clergymen who released a statement calling him an outsider and troublemaker.


Who did Martin Luther King Jr address his letter from Birmingham from city jail?

He addressed it to the 8 white clergyman. Specifically, he wrote "My Dear Fellow Clergymen."


What are letters from birmighan jail?

Letter From A Birmingham Jail is a open letter penned by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during his incarceration at Birmingham city jail. It was written on April 16, 1963 and it addressed the clergymen of the area in response to their "A Call for Unity". In it, King largely calls for the clergy members to do the duties they are supposed to do as clergymen.


Did martin Luther king jr make his i have a dream speech in Birmingham Alabama?

No he didn't, he made it in Washington after the march on Washington but he did make write his Letter from Birmingham jail in Birmingham Alabama


Are there any cities in the US that end in the letter am?

Birmingham (Alabama) Framingham (Massachusetts)


Why did the letter from Birmingham city jail event take place?

The "Letter from Birmingham Jail" was written by Martin Luther King Jr. in April 1963, during his imprisonment for participating in nonviolent protests against racial segregation in Birmingham, Alabama. The letter was a response to criticism from white clergymen who deemed his actions "unwise and untimely." King articulated the moral imperative of civil disobedience in the face of unjust laws, emphasizing the urgency of the civil rights movement and the need for direct action to combat systemic racism and inequality.


Did the nonviolent direct action which King describes in his Letter from a Birmingham Jail successfully transform Birmingham Alabama from a segregated to a just society in 1963?

yes


In 1963 Martin Luther King was arrested and jailed during anti segregation protests in Birmingham Alabama?

it was the letter from Birmingham jail, which advocated nonviolent disobedience


What is the tone of the first pargraph in letter from Birmingham jail?

King was patient and understanding to the views of the clergymen. He seeks common ground throughout the essay bringing up points they made and politely arguing them and creating an answer for the possible counter-arguement.