FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY a non-fiction film commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr.‘s famous “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” No longer will the Letter from Birmingham Jail be in the SHADOW of the "I Have a Dream" speech.
The film stars community leaders of Columbus, Ohio and educators and leaders of The Ohio State University. The Letter from Birmingham Jail is an open letter written on April 16, 1963, by Martin Luther King, Jr. The letter defends the strategy of nonviolent resistance to racial discrimination, arguing that people have a moral responsibility to break unjust laws. After an early setback, it enjoyed widespread publication and became a key text for the American civil rights movement of the early 1960s.
The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity "Oh Freedom" by The Princely Players from the recording entitled Wade in the Water: African American Sacred Music Traditions Vol. I-IV, SEW40076, courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.(p) (c) 1996. Used by permission.
