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A reading of the Letter from Birmingham Jail, The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity ; produced by Sharon Davies & Charles Noble ; directed by Jamaal Bell

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A reading of the Letter from Birmingham Jail, The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity ; produced by Sharon Davies & Charles Noble ; directed by Jamaal Bell

Language

eng

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videorecording

Intended audience

Not rated

Main title

A reading of the Letter from Birmingham Jail

Oclc number

871439959

Responsibility statement

The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity ; produced by Sharon Davies & Charles Noble ; directed by Jamaal Bell

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Summary

41 community leaders from Columbus, Ohio and educators and leaders from The Ohio State University are featured in this film which commemorates Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous "Letter from Birmingham Jail," written on April 16, 1963 which defends the strategy of nonviolent resistance to racial discrimination. After an early setback, it enjoyed widespread publication and became a key text for the American civil rights movement of the early 1960s

Technique

live action

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Letter from Birmingham JailKirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity presents a reading of the Letter from Birmingham Jail

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