These were the conditions the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. described in the letter he wrote from a Birmingham, Ala., jail cell. First published in May 1963, the letter spread widely ...

On April 16, 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail" while imprisoned in Alabama for protesting segregation.

On Good Friday 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. and 50 others were charged with violating a court order against mass demonstrations. He was arrested and taken to the city jail in Birmingham ... took the ...

From Scraps to LetterMartin Luther King Jr. penned his famous Letter from a Birmingham Jail in 1963. Sign up for our NewslettersIn 2023, the 60th anniversary year of this significant document of the ...

Imprisoned and held in solitary confinement after defying an injunction against the protests, Martin Luther King wrote his ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’. In response to criticism from local ...

On the 57th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination ... is a threat to justice everywhere.” — Letter from Birmingham Jail, 1963 Written in response to white clergy urging ...

The King Center and voting rights advocacy group Black Voters Matter are uniting to influence a new generation of activists.

In the spring of 1963, Birmingham, Alabama was a city gripped by fear. Many doubted that Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth’s and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr ... “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.” ...

Join CU Boulder for a free event open to students, staff, faculty and local community members to commemorate one of the country’s most influential civil rights leaders: the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King ...

The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial is seen as cherry blossoms begin to bloom in Washington, D.C., on March 27, 2025. On April 16, 1963, MLK wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail" while imprisoned in ...