Charles Colcock Jones Carpenter
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Charles Colcock Jones Carpenter (September 2, 1899 – June 29, 1969) D.D., LL.D
was consecrated Bishop of the Alabama Episcopal Diocese
on June 24, 1938 and served until 1968. He was one of the eight clergymen who sent a letter titled "A Call for Unity
" to Martin Luther King Jr. during his time in Birmingham, Alabama
's jail, asking him and his followers to refrain from demonstrating in Birmingham.
and often went by C.C.J. Carpenter. He was a son of the Rev. Samuel Barstow Carpenter and his wife Ruth Berrien (Jones), a.k.a. Mary Ruth Jones, daughter of Charles Colcock Jones, Jr.
. He married in 1928 to Alexandra Morrison, with whom he had three children.
eight white Alabama clergymen that was a recepitant of the famous “Letter from Birmingham Jail
”
written by Rev Dr, Martin Luther King on May 12, 1963 from a Birmingham jail
cell.
Charles Colcock Jones Carpenter, role in regards to the subject of the letter has
been thought to be misinterpreted, and his son, Rev Douglas Carpenter, wrote a letter to
the Episcopal News Service, dated July 13, 2007.
“ My father, C.C.J. Carpenter, was a bishop of the Alabama Diocese from 1938, when
I was just turned 5, until 1968. In 1951, a parish in Mobile wanted to start a parochial
school. He gave his approval only when they agreed it could be integrated. Actions
such as this put him on the hit list of the White Citizens Council and the Ku Klux Klan.
He got frequent hate threats by phone."
was consecrated Bishop of the Alabama Episcopal Diocese
Episcopal Diocese of Alabama
The Episcopal Diocese of Alabama is located in Province IV of The Episcopal Church and serves the State of Alabama with the exception of the extreme southern region, including Mobile, which forms part of the Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast....
on June 24, 1938 and served until 1968. He was one of the eight clergymen who sent a letter titled "A Call for Unity
A Call For Unity
"A Call for Unity" was a letter written on April 12, 1963 by eight white clergymen local to Birmingham, Alabama and published in a local newspaper...
" to Martin Luther King Jr. during his time in Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...
's jail, asking him and his followers to refrain from demonstrating in Birmingham.
Personal
Carpenter was born in Augusta, GeorgiaAugusta, Georgia
Augusta is a consolidated city in the U.S. state of Georgia, located along the Savannah River. As of the 2010 census, the Augusta–Richmond County population was 195,844 not counting the unconsolidated cities of Hephzibah and Blythe.Augusta is the principal city of the Augusta-Richmond County...
and often went by C.C.J. Carpenter. He was a son of the Rev. Samuel Barstow Carpenter and his wife Ruth Berrien (Jones), a.k.a. Mary Ruth Jones, daughter of Charles Colcock Jones, Jr.
Charles Colcock Jones, Jr.
Charles C. Jones Jr. was born October 28, 1831 in Savannah, the son of Charles Colcock Jones, a Presbyterian minister. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University in 1852 then followed with a law degree from Harvard University in 1855. He became mayor of Savannah in 1860....
. He married in 1928 to Alexandra Morrison, with whom he had three children.
A Call for Unity
Charles Colcock Jones Carpenter (September 2, 1899-June 29, 1969), was one of theeight white Alabama clergymen that was a recepitant of the famous “Letter from Birmingham Jail
Letter from Birmingham Jail
The Letter from Birmingham Jail or Letter from Birmingham City Jail, also known as The Negro Is Your Brother, is an open letter written on April 16, 1963, by Martin Luther King, Jr., an American civil rights leader...
”
written by Rev Dr, Martin Luther King on May 12, 1963 from a Birmingham jail
cell.
Charles Colcock Jones Carpenter, role in regards to the subject of the letter has
been thought to be misinterpreted, and his son, Rev Douglas Carpenter, wrote a letter to
the Episcopal News Service, dated July 13, 2007.
“ My father, C.C.J. Carpenter, was a bishop of the Alabama Diocese from 1938, when
I was just turned 5, until 1968. In 1951, a parish in Mobile wanted to start a parochial
school. He gave his approval only when they agreed it could be integrated. Actions
such as this put him on the hit list of the White Citizens Council and the Ku Klux Klan.
He got frequent hate threats by phone."