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Letter from the Birmingham Jail

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by Martin Luther King Jr.

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injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere?
Kelly Quinn Yes. In King's letter, he is addressing clergymen whose opinion is that he is an outside to Birmingham and that his civic action is "unwise." "Moreove…m´Ç°ù±ðYes. In King's letter, he is addressing clergymen whose opinion is that he is an outside to Birmingham and that his civic action is "unwise." "Moreover, I am cognizant of the interrelatedness of all communities and states. I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in Birmingham. 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" (2-3).(less)
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