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Blessed are the peacemakers : Martin Luther King Jr., eight white religious leaders, and the "Letter from Birmingham Jail" /

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Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'Letter from Birmingham Jail' is arguably the most important written document of the civil rights protest era and a widely read modern literary classic. Personally addressed to eight white Birmingham clergymen who sought to avoid violence by publicly discourag...

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Main Author: Bass, S. Jonathan (Author)
Other Authors: Cobb, James C. (James Charles), 1947- (writer of afterword.), King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968, Aurandt, Paul (writer of foreword.), Cobb, James C. (writer of afterword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2021]
Edition:Updated edition /
Subjects:
King, Martin Luther, > Jr., > 1929-1968. > Letter from Birmingham Jail.
Civil disobedience > Alabama > Birmingham > History > 20th century.
Civil rights movements > Alabama > Birmingham > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Civil rights > Alabama > Birmingham > History > 20th century.
Clergy > Political activity > Alabama > Birmingham > History > 20th century.
Clergy > Alabama > Birmingham > Biography.
Birmingham (Ala.) > Race relations.
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