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MLK Letter from Birmingham Jail April 16, 1963. Created by: Beth Chafin Griffin/Spalding County Schools 2007. MLK was put into jail for parading without a permit. While in jail, MLK wrote a letter to 8 fellow clergymen. The clergymen criticized MLK’s work and ideas.
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MLK Letter from Birmingham Jail April 16, 1963 Created by: Beth Chafin Griffin/Spalding County Schools 2007
MLK believed injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
Direct action includes: sit-ins, marches, prayer pilgrimages to City Hall, etc.
Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever. Yearning for freedom eventually manifests itself.