Letter_Birmingham_Jail(1).pdf - 21 views
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
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jariza67 on 03 Feb 16Martin Luther King Jr. is BOTH a Reverend (priest) AND a Doctor of Theology (study of religion) at this time in his life.
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From the Birmingham jail, where he was imprisoned as a participant in nonviolent demonstrations against segregation, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., wrote in longhand the letter which follows.
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Jr., wrote in longhand the letter which follows. It was his response to a public statement of concern and caution issued by eig
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It was his response to a public statement of concern and caution issued by eight white religious leaders of the South.
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WHILE confined here in the Birmingham city jail, I came across your recent statement calling our present activities "unwise and untimely."
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"unwise and untimely."
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I would like to answer your statement in what I hope will be patient and reasonable terms.
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you are men of genuine good will
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"outsiders coming in."
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I am here because I have basic organizational ties here.
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"My Dear Fellow Clergymen:" (Mr. Ariza's note) Dr. King originally addresses his famous "Letter From A Birmingham Jail" to 8 Alabama clergymen (priests) who (in a local newspaper ad) criticized King's protests and demonstrations, while also labeling King as "a law-breaker." With no paper in his jail cell, King used the margins of this newspaper to write his Famous reply to their criticisms of him. KING'S LETTER (written in August 1963) is what brought the world's attention to our country's problems with segregation and racism.
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LINK FOR THE ORIGINAL LETTER WRITTEN TO KING BY THE 8 WHITE CLERGYMEN http://www.massresistance.org/docs/gen/09a/mlk_day/statement.html
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