Letter from Birmingham Jail

from bell7

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. thoughtfully replies to feeling clergymen who criticized his protests in Birmingham that had landed him in jail, and he sets forth his argument for action through nonviolent protest. Though closing in at only 35 pages, I came away thinking I should turn around and rere...

from ctpress

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly." Martin Luther King is in jail for participating in civil rights demonstrations. He writes to so...

from mfassold

The most important reading in American history as far as I'm concerned. The explanation of the word "just" from "legal" is worth a mountain of gold and should be required comprehension to be a member of the government.

from HadriantheBlind

This long letter is the most important written document of the Civil Rights Era (tied with the Civil Rights Act of '68 itself). Direct action, the connections of all American communities, the lie of 'waiting' for justice to happen.Required reading. The cause for justice continues.

from bookwyrmm

So passionate and eloquent! A great way to get a glimpse into a huge part of modern history. Listening to it rather than reading it added immensely to the power behind Dr. King's words.