That inspired the Civil Rights giant to craft a jewel of American literature — “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” The City of Birmingham and the nation observe King’s birthday on Monday ...

In response, King wrote a letter from Birmingham City Jail, noting, “I guess it is easy for those who have never felt the stinging darts of segregation to say, ‘Wait.’ ” It stands today as ...

Sixty-two years after Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King's pen touches paper in a Birmingham jail cell, I contemplate the walls that still divide us. Walls constructed in concrete to enclose Alabama jails, ...