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Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" is famous for several iconic statements, including the admonishment of "white moderates." But did you know that the "white moderates" Dr. King was referring to were specific local clergymen in Birmingham who had written an open letter opposing the protests he helped to organize? These clergy are dubbed "The Birmingham Eight." Who were these men? What did it mean for them to be "moderate," and how did they respond to Dr. King's letter? And what can this incident in American history teach us about allyship?

Citations:
\u201cA Call for Unity: Text and Background.\u201d Dallas Baptist University. https://www3.dbu.edu/mitchell/documents/ACallforUnityTextandBackground.pdf

Gilbreath, Edward. 2013. Birmingham Revolution: Martin Luther King Jr.\u2019s Epic Challenge to the Church. Downer\u2019s Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press.

\u201cHarmon, Nolan B. (Nolan Bailey), 1982-1993: Manuscript Number 134.\u201d 2009. Pitts Theology Library, Emory University. January 27. http://pitts.emory.edu/archives/text/mss134.html

King, Martin Luther. 1963. \u201cLetter from a Birmingham Jail.\u201d University of Pennsylvania. April 16. https://www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen/Letter_Birmingham.html

Mathews, Donald [Paul Hardin, Jr.]. 1989. \u201cInterview with Paul Hardin Jr.\u201c University of North Carolina. December 8. https://docsouth.unc.edu/sohp/html_use/C-0071.html

Montgomery, Brandt L. 2017. \u201cBishop Carpenter and Civil Rights in Alabama.\u201d Covenant. August 10. https://livingchurch.org/covenant/2017/08/10/bishop-carpenter-and-civil-rights-in-alabama/#_ftn4

Saxon, Wolfgang. 2006. \u201cRev. Earl Stallings, 89, Pastor Praised by Jailed Dr. King, Dies.\u201d The New York Times. March 4. https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/04/us/rev-earl-stallings-89-pastor-praised-by-jailed-dr-king-dies.html

Stallings, Earl, et. al. 1963. \u201cAn Appeal for Law and Order and Common Sense.\u201d January 16. https://genius.com/Alabama-clergymen-an-appeal-for-law-and-order-and-common-sense-annotated

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