"A Call for Unity" and Beginning of "Letter from...."

Who wrote the letter, "A Call for Unity" to Dr. King?

• Civil rights leaders he had been working with

• A group of eight members of the clergy (religious leaders)

• The business owners of Birmingham, Alabama

• Members of his family's house of worship

What was the purpose of "A Call for Unity" ?

• To bring everyone together, working the same way towards a common goal

• To increase the racial tension in Birmingham

• To ask Dr. King to stop all direct action campaigns/protests/acts of civil disobedience

• To find out how they could help Dr. King's efforts

What was the first approach recommended by the writers of "A Call for Unity" ?

• Allow the courts to handle any issues related to racism, discrimination, or civil rights

• Let lawyers from each side meet with the mayor to work out a solution

• Ignore the problem and it will go away

• Solve the problem by any means necessary, including violence

What was the second recommendation made by the clergy people who wrote "A Call for Unity" ?

• Let local churches solve the problem

• Allow leaders from the local community, African American and white, to solve the problem without outside influence or attention

• Allow the residents of Birmingham vote on how they wanted to end the racism and segregation

• Take the matter to the US Supreme Court

According to Dr. King, what were the four steps to a direct action campaign?

• Investigate to see if a problem exists, negotiate, contact the media, stage demonstrations

• Investigate to see if a problem exists, negotiate, then allow local law enforcement to solve the problem

• Investigate to see if a problem exists, negotiate, self-purification, and violent protests/uprisings to get media attention

• Investigate to see if a problem exists, negotiate, self-purification, and direct action (non-violent, civil disobedience)