![]() ![]() ![]() The letter offers four principles of nonviolent action, including collection of the facts to determine whether injustices exist negotiation self-purification and direct action. King's letter asked the clergymen to reflect on Birmingham’s history of segregation and urged them to act. He also listed examples of violence and desegregation promises that weren’t upheld, while also questioning why negotiations with Birmingham officials weren’t working. ![]() UNITY DAY: Marchers gather in Tuscaloosa to pay tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. King wrote that he went to Birmingham as then-president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to aid affiliated groups before his arrest. One of the notable quotes from the letter is “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” The letter was copied by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and mailed to other clergymen throughout the state, including Higginbotham. While jailed, King wrote notes in the margins of the Birmingham News, reaching out to most of the eight white clergymen. Those notes, passed through a jail trusty and then to King’s lawyers, were transcribed by a secretary and compiled into a letter that would then be sent out to seven of the eight clergymen. ![]()
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