MLK Letter from Birmingham Jail, as stated, 1963
20th Century · stated scope
A letter written by Martin Luther King Jr. on April 16, 1963, composed while King was held at the Birmingham City Jail in Birmingham, Alabama. It was addressed to a group of white Alabama clergy who had published a statement urging patience with the pace of civil rights change, and it articulates the theoretical and moral basis for nonviolent direct action and civil disobedience as practiced by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
Cluster:Egalitarian Pluralists
Equality and Inclusiveness & Pluralism rise together at the top of the profile, with Assigned Groups low. Standing is extended broadly rather than allocated by role or origin.
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Neighbors
- 1Martin Luther King Jr. (civil rights leadership), as realized, 1955-1968Distance: 6Compare
- 2U.S. Civil Rights Movement, as realized, 1954-1968Distance: 12Compare
- 3Solidarity (Poland), as realized, 1980-1989Distance: 13Compare
- 4Indian Independence Movement, as realized, 1885-1947Distance: 14Compare
- 5Anti-Apartheid Movement, as realized, 1948-1994Distance: 15Compare
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