A Call For Unity

"A Call For Unity" is a letter written on April 12, 1963 by eight white clergymen local to Birmingham, Alabama and published in a local newspaper. The authors of "A Call For Unity" had written "An Appeal for Law and Order and Common Sense" in January of the same year. They urged an end to the Negro demonstrations "directed and led in part by outsiders" that were taking place in the area at the time, recommending that Negros engage in local negotiations and use the courts if rights are being denied.

Martin Luther King, Jr's Letter from Birmingham Jail was composed as a direct response to "A Call for Unity" and addressed directly to his "fellow clergymen" whom he hoped to meet as brothers in Christ after the "dark clouds of racial prejudice" were lifted away.

Signatories

• C. C. J. Carpenter, D.D., LL.D., Episcopal Bishop of Alabama
• Joseph A. Durick D.D., Auxiliary Bishop, Diocese of Mobile, Birmingham
• Rabbi Milton L. Grafman, Temple Emanu-El
• Bishop Paul Hardin, Bishop of the Alabama-West Florida Conference
• Bishop Nolan B. Harmon, Bishop of the North Alabama Conference of the Methodist Church
• George M. Murray, D.D., LL.D., Bishop Coadjutor, Episcopal Diocese of Alabama
• Edward V. Ramage, Moderator, Synod of the Alabama Presbyterian Church in the United States
• Earl Stallings, Pastor, First Baptist Church

References

• "A Call For Unity." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 31 Jan 2006, 05:21 UTC. 23 Apr 2006, 23:34 [1].

External links

• "A Call For Unity" and "Letter from Birmingham Jail"