Robert R. Church Family Papers
N.A.A.C.P. card and reprinting of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham City Jail from the family of Memphis African American businessman, Robert R. Church.
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Publisher
Robert R. Church Family Papers, MS 71, University of Memphis Special Collections, Memphis, Tennessee
Date of Original
1959/1963
Subject
Civil rights movements--Alabama--Birmingham
Civil rights demonstrations--Alabama--Birmingham
African American civil rights workers--Alabama--Birmingham
Civil rights workers--Alabama--Birmingham
African American clergy--Alabama--Birmingham
Clergy--Alabama--Birmingham
Civil disobedience--Alabama--Birmingham
African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama--Birmingham
Civil rights--Alabama--Birmingham
African Americans--Alabama--Birmingham
African Americans--Segregation--Alabama--Birmingham
Segregation--Alabama--Birmingham
Race discrimination--Alabama--Birmingham
Birmingham (Ala.)--Race relations--History--20th century
Race relations
Protest literature
Project C, Birmingham, Ala., 1963
Imprisonment--Alabama--Birmingham
Jails--Alabama--Birmingham
African American political activists--Alabama--Birmingham
Political activists--Alabama--Birmingham
Christians--Alabama--Birmingham--Political activity
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
People
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
Location
United States, Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, 33.52066, -86.80249
Medium
printed materials
Type
Text
Description
Papers of Memphis African American businessman Robert R. Church and his family. Civil rights-related materials include a N.A.A.C.P. card and reprinting of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham City Jail.
Original Collection
Volunteer Voices (Project)
Contributing Institution
University of Memphis. Libraries. Special Collections Department
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