On MLK Day, the name Earl Stallings probably doesn't mean anything to you. But if you're listening to this, I'd bet you know Earl Stallings.
Links: https://www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen/Letter_Birmingham.html ("Letter From Birmingham Jail" by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.) https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/sites/mlk/files/lesson-activities/clergybirmingham1963.pdf ("A Call to Unity": Letter from 8 Birmingham Clergy) https://www.bhamwiki.com/w/Baptist_Church_of_the_Covenant (Walkout at FBC Birmingham) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/59ea13e2010027b8b6ff4c85/t/5e611d2fd5bdb545f85cdc0a/1583422768461/Moments+in+BCOC+History+11.10.19.pdf (More on walkout at FBC Birmingham) https://www.baptiststandard.com/archives/2006-archives/earl-stallings-alabama-pastor-caught-in-civil-rights-squeeze-dead-at-89/ (Conservative and Liberals both were unhappy with Earl Stallings) https://news.gallup.com/poll/20920/martin-luther-king-jr-revered-more-after-death-than-before.aspx (Gallup Approval/Disapproval of Dr. King) https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/04/04/martin-luther-king-jr-50-years-assassination-donald-trump-disapproval-column/482242002/ (Dr. King more unpopular than Donald Trump) https://theintercept.com/2018/01/15/martin-luther-king-jr-mlk-day-2018/ (Dr. King lost support among liberals and mainstream) https://www.newsweek.com/martin-luther-king-jr-was-not-always-popular-back-day-780387 (Response to Dr. King's Marquette Park March in Chicago) https://www.history.com/news/selma-bloody-sunday-attack-civil-rights-movement (Details on the Selma March) https://time.com/5042070/donald-trump-martin-luther-king-mlk/ (Dr. King lost the support of Black Americans) https://theintercept.com/2018/01/15/martin-luther-king-jr-mlk-day-2018/ (Jackie Robinson distancing himself from Dr. King) https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/04/04/martin-luther-king-jr-50-years-assassination-donald-trump-disapproval-column/482242002/ (African-Americans impatient with approach, riot after assassination) https://ridgedalebaptist.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/ridgedale-history.pdf (Earl Stallings declined invitation from KKK to hold anti-liquor rally)
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