![]() ![]() ![]() In the spring of 1963, King was arrested after he and others in the racial equality movement defied a court injunction against public protesting. But while King’s moving oration at the Lincoln Memorial was delivered directly to thousands, his impassioned letter was composed in solitary confinement and would not have seen the light of day without the help of several brave and dedicated intermediaries. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “ Letter from Birmingham City Jail” is considered by many civil-rights historians to be one of the seminal writings of the era, on par with King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. Martin Luther King, Jr., “Letter from Birmingham City Jail” I can assure you that it would have been much shorter if I had been writing from a comfortable desk, but what else can one do when he is alone in a narrow jail cell, other than write long letters, think long thoughts and pray long prayers?” I'm afraid it is much too long to take your precious time. “Never before have I written so long a letter. ![]()
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