Monday, January 15, 2007

Letter From The Birmingham City Jail

How can we grasp the main ideas of Martin Luther King? And how can we begin to apply these ideas to the problems facing us and all people in the world today?

Go HERE to read the original first version of the letter written by King alone, over a period of a few days, apparently without notes, while he was held prisoner in the Birmingham City Jail on charges related to his activities in organizing an economic boycott in support of racial desegregation. A prestigious group of mainstream religious leaders had published a severe criticism of him and his methods, and King was highly motivated to respond.

In this letter he presents twelve of his most important concepts, and he summarizes each of them in a few well-chosen words. Go HERE for the summary.

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