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 ...

In 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail" while imprisoned in Alabama for protesting segregation. It was published May 19, 1963. In 1972, Apollo 16 blasted off ...

A newly discovered note from CT’s first editor, Carl Henry, shows how King’s Birmingham Jail missive shifted a white pastor’s view on integration. Every April since 1963, thousands recall ...

1. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” — Letter from Birmingham Jail, 1963 Written in response to white clergy urging him to be patient, this quote defines King’s ...

The other day, my partner Bishan showed me a letter his mother had found ... from prison or Martin Luther King Jr. writing from Birmingham Jail or Albert Einstein writing to his daughter about ...

Jr’s use of direct action and his Letter From Birmingham Jail, which was a direct call for clergy to understand why freedom could not wait. It was difficult to hear the sermon, to hear Dr. King ...

On April 16, 1963, MLK wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail" while imprisoned in Alabama for protesting segregation. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI ...

As he kicked off his first in-person town hall of the year, Clyburn set a serious tone, quoting Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail" to warn of what King called "the appalling ...

Throughout his career as a civil rights activist, King was arrested 29 times. In his “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” King wrote “sometimes a law is just on its face and unjust in its ...

In his famous “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” King took full responsibility for his actions. No mask to hide him; no lawyers to excuse him. These were gestures, to be sure, but they served his ...