Martin Luther King – Letter from Birmingham Jail
Words: 877 Pages: 3 5166Letter from Birmingham Jail In April of 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. was imprisoned in Birmingham, Alabama, after defying a state court’s injunction criminalizing public demonstrations against segregation. King led protests without a permit targeting an Easter boycott of White-owned businesses. A statement issued by eight moderate White clergymen condemned the protest as unwise and untimely. This criticism compelled King to write a letter in longhand answering the claims of the clergy. In the letter, King argued emphatically for the […]