Unwise and Untimely." A Letter from Eight Alabama Clergymen to Martin Luther King Jr. and his reply to them on order and common sense, the law and justice, nonviolence and love [Letter From Birmingham City Jail]

Nyack, NY: Fellowship of Reconciliation, 1963. Slim, narrow octavo (23cm); original printed wrappers, stapled; [2],3-18,[6]pp. Light wear to extremities, some toning and dust-soil to rear wrapper, with a few tiny nicks and tears; contents clean; Very Good+. A pamphlet produced by the inter-faith peace organization Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR), printing the full text of the April 12, 1963 letter from eight Alabama clergymen (Bishop C.C.J. Carpenter, Bishop Joseph A. Durick, Rabbi Milton L. Grafman, Bishop Paul Hardin, Bishop Nolan B. Harmon, Rev. George M. Murray, Rev. Edward V. Ramage, and Rev. Earl Stallings) to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – the catalyst for his response, the Letter from Birmingham City Jail. The full text of King's response follows the clergymen's letter, a statement on King's reply by FOR, as well as the text of King's "I Have A Dream" speech. Uncommon in commerce; OCLC notes ca.22 holdings in US institutions. 83753.