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DavoTB t1_jecb6z1 wrote

King was among those arrested in Birmingham during a non-violent protest. Enduring the poor conditions of the jail, he wrote a letter in response to “A Call For Unity,” written by clergy members that day of his arrest.

Writing on the newspaper with the article, and on other scraps of paper given to him by trusted staff, he wrote his famous article, dated April 16, 1963. It was known as “Letter From The Birmingham (City) Jail.” That document was later polished and re-printed several times as well as being included in other publications. It is regarded as King’s classic argument for civil disobedience.

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drainisbamaged t1_jec9fhg wrote

Damn good looking American right there.

We're blessed for the suffering he was willing to endure.

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rickymourke82 t1_jeccb29 wrote

Not sure “cool” is the word I’d go for to describe what he and others had to endure.

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Tsu-Doh-Nihm OP t1_jeccknl wrote

He led the protest knowing he could be arrested or worse. His arrest helped make the protest a huge success.

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rickymourke82 t1_jecefhr wrote

I’m well aware. Being persecuted then prosecuted because of the color of your skin isn’t cool though.

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drainisbamaged t1_jefkuan wrote

Of course not. But fighting against those things like MLKjr did is downright cool as all heck.

Similar to those older photos of Bernie getting arrested. Harder to be more cool than sticking up for the right thing.

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shortlyrestrict15 t1_jec747e wrote

Yeah for protesting the mistreatment of an entire race of people. Civil disobedience is not trashy. Are you stupid or are you stupid?

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hertzianPiperin t1_jec8ih3 wrote

??? Am missing something?

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Tsu-Doh-Nihm OP t1_jecc5ta wrote

In the 1963 Birmingham Campaign, Bull Conner used fire hoses and police dogs on protesters shocking the nation. It was a turning point in the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s & 60s. King was arrested and wrote his famous "Letter from Birmingham Jail." Bull Conner lost his job, and King became a national hero.

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